Foreign National Insurance contributors

2,072,259 average foreign National Insurance contributors recorded in March

2021.4.22

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Of the total number of foreign workers contributing to the Spanish social security system, 1,319,511 are from non-EU countries (36.32%) while the other 752,748 are from EU countries (36.32%). The largest groups of foreign workers come from Romania (328,456), Morocco (267,571), Italy (122,372) and China (89,329).

Of the total figure, 1,179,827 (56.93%) were men and 892,432 were women (43.07%).

Average monthly foreign contributors

The average number of foreign workers registered with the Spanish social security system posted a rise of 18,262 in March in monthly terms. Rises of more than 2% were posted in Cantabria (up 4.52%), the Balearic Islands (up 3.64%), Andalusia (up 2.52%), followed by Galicia (up 1.6%) and Asturias (up 0.98%).

In contrast, Rioja (down 2.81%), Aragon (down 1.99%), Castile-La Mancha (down 1.81%), Ceuta (down 1.63%) and Navarre (down 1.46%) posted declines in foreign contributors in March.

By regime, the majority of the foreign workers contributing to the Spanish social security system fall under the General Regime (1,697,630), a figure that includes the Special System for Agricultural Workers (235,603) and the Special System for Domestic Workers (164,830). These are followed by the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (370,217), the Special Regime for Seamen (4,382) and the Special Regime for Coal Workers (30).

Over the month, the General Regime saw an average rise of 0.81% in foreign contributors. The sectors to enjoy the largest rises were Hotel and Catering (up 3.45%), Extractive Industries (up 3.04%), Construction (up 2.97%) and Crop and Livestock Farming and Fisheries (up 1.75%).

The special systems that make up the General Regime deserve a special mention, specifically the Special System for Agricultural Workers, which posted a decline of 1.13% in March, while the Special System for Domestic Workers rose by 0.4%.

For its part, the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers rose by 1.15% in foreign contributors in March to a total of 370,217 workers.

Comparisons with last year are not very representative due to the strong impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market in mid-March 2020.

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