The number of foreign national insurance contributors grows by 25,184 in June and represents a third of the employment created this month

Social Security registered 3,096,015 foreign contributors in the original series, the highest figure in the historical series, after adding 25,184 more contributors in June 2025, a third of the total employment created.

This is 1,069,456 more foreign contributors than in June 2018, representing 14.2% of the system's contributors. In fact, since the labour reform, 40.6% of the employment created corresponds to workers of foreign origin.

Women now account for 43.4% of all foreign workers, with 1,342,624 foreign female contributors in the system.

In the seasonally adjusted series, the number stands at 2,991,623 people (+19,537 compared with May 2025), which represents almost 14% of the total number of contributors.

The Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, said: "Spain needs the talent and contribution of those who choose our country to live and work. The figures show that one out of every seven national insurance contributors is of foreign origin. This reality tells us that the growth of our country is built with the contribution and effort of all workers, regardless of nationality, and strengthens us as a society".

General system

In line with the situation of native workers, 84% of foreign contributors were included in the General Social Security System, the figure for which reached 2,602,680 workers.

The sectors with the highest presence of workers from other countries are: Accommodation (29.3%), Agriculture (26.6%), Construction (22.3%), Administrative Activities (17.2%), Real Estate Activities (14.8%), and high value-added sectors such as Information and Communications (12.2%), Artistic Activities (11.2%), and Scientific and Technical Activities (10%).

The fastest growing sectors

The employment of foreigners has grown by around 6.8% since June 2024. Ten sectors are above average, the fastest growing being Transport and Storage (26.5%), Water Supply (12%), Agriculture (10.5%), Construction (10.1%), Manufacturing (8.9%), and Administrative Activities (8.5%). Growth in high value-added activities is also noteworthy: Financial Activities (8.3%), Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (6.5%), and Information and Communications (5.5%).

Of the total, 31% are workers from EU countries. By country, the largest number of contributors came from Morocco, followed by Romania, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela and China.

Record number of foreign self-employed

The enrolment of self-employed people from other countries reached a new record high in June: 486,894 people, 6.8% more than a year ago.

This growth is most pronounced in highly skilled sectors: in the last year, the number of self-employed foreign workers has increased by 30.6% in Information and Communications, and by 17.6% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities.

Overall, foreigners are becoming increasingly important in the Special System for Self-Employed Workers, accounting for 88.3% of employment growth in June 2025.

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