Population growth

THE foreign population is growing six times faster than the native population in Almeria.

According to data from the Office of National Statistics Institute (INE), during the first three months of the year, the province gained 2,040 inhabitants, of which 298 are Spaniards and 1,742 are foreigners.

In total, Almeria now has a population of 751,959 people. The province has 168,189 foreigners.

Among all the foreign nationalities, the Moroccan community stands out as the most numerous, with an impressive total of 61,590 people registered in the current census, significantly sur­

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ADIF AV continues to promote the construction of the Murcia-Almeria High Speed Line ( HSL ) with the start of the drafting of the project to install the track on a second section of the line which runs between Lorca and Almeria, along 140 km.

According to the planning and deadlines foreseen in the elaboration of the project and the contracting of the passing the 34,798 registered in 2007.

The Romanian population has also experienced a notable increase, from 18,562 to the current 22,607.

In addition, there has been an increase in the number of Britons, with a total of 16,968 individuals registered, even surpassing the Russians, as clear evi ­ dence of the distribution of foreigners in certain municipalities, where their number has risen from 2,870 to 3,117.

The Chinese community has experienced a significant increase, going from having only 547 citizens registered in the entire province of Almeria three decades ago, to 1,286 at present.