The Spainability Origins Map · German nationals layer

Where Germans Actually Live in Spain

Name: Spainability Origins Map (German nationals)
Creator: Spainability
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

107,278 German nationals on 1 January 2022, mapped by province — tap to drill down. Nationality on the municipal register, not birth country.

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German nationals per 1,000 < 1.36 → 15.19+ · grey = province not in Padrón extract

Source: Spainability Origins Map, INE Padrón Continuo — nationality, 1 Jan 2022 · province rollups from the 19-province Padrón extract

Last updated: July 2026 · Next update: on INE's next census release (expected 2027).

Key findings

As of 1 January 2022, 107,278 German nationals were recorded in the 19 provinces this table covers (INE Padrón Continuo — nationality, not birth country).
The largest municipal counts are Barcelona (7,821) , Madrid (5,187) , and Palma (3,144) .
The highest German nationals concentration among towns with at least 50 residents in this layer is Valle Gran Rey, Santa Cruz de Tenerife — 203.3 per 1,000.
By raw count, Barcelona leads with 7,821 German nationals.

Source: Spainability Origins Map, INE Padrón Continuo — nationality, 1 Jan 2022

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Top 50 Spanish towns by German nationals (2022)
	Town	Province	German nationals (2022)	per 1,000
1	Barcelona	Barcelona	7,821	4.8
2	Madrid	Madrid	5,187	1.6
3	Palma	Balears, Illes	3,144	7.6
4	Calvià	Balears, Illes	2,500	47.7
5	San Bartolomé de Tirajana	Palmas, Las	2,249	42.5
6	Pájara	Palmas, Las	2,056	99.1
7	Torrox	Málaga	1,823	91.2
8	Marbella	Málaga	1,660	11.0
9	València	Valencia/València	1,609	2.0
10	Llucmajor	Balears, Illes	1,260	32.5
11	Santa Eulària des Riu	Balears, Illes	1,203	29.7
12	Puerto de la Cruz	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	1,188	39.1
13	Calp	Alicante/Alacant	1,052	43.7
14	Dénia	Alicante/Alacant	1,027	23.4
15	Arona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	1,009	12.2
16	Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las	Palmas, Las	1,004	2.7
17	Valle Gran Rey	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	950	203.3
18	Mijas	Málaga	933	10.4
19	Torrevieja	Alicante/Alacant	875	10.5
20	Oliva, La	Palmas, Las	857	30.7
21	Adeje	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	842	17.1
22	Llanos de Aridane, Los	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	797	38.8
23	Castelldefels	Barcelona	793	11.8
24	San Fulgencio	Alicante/Alacant	721	79.3
25	Santanyí	Balears, Illes	713	57.9
26	Teulada	Alicante/Alacant	708	59.3
27	Andratx	Balears, Illes	706	60.2
28	Capdepera	Balears, Illes	702	58.1
29	Benissa	Alicante/Alacant	696	58.6
30	Sant Cugat del Vallès	Barcelona	686	7.2
31	Manacor	Balears, Illes	676	14.9
32	Málaga	Málaga	666	1.2
33	Orihuela	Alicante/Alacant	643	8.0
34	Tías	Palmas, Las	643	30.5
35	Estepona	Málaga	638	8.6
36	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	631	4.0
37	Rojales	Alicante/Alacant	604	35.7
38	Paso, El	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	587	74.3
39	Granadilla de Abona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	574	10.9
40	Teguise	Palmas, Las	550	23.5
41	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	Balears, Illes	550	60.9
42	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	533	2.6
43	Sitges	Barcelona	506	16.2
44	Realejos, Los	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	503	13.6
45	San Miguel de Abona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	494	22.5
46	Mogán	Palmas, Las	481	23.7
47	Nucia, la	Alicante/Alacant	474	25.5
48	Alfàs del Pi, l'	Alicante/Alacant	472	22.8
49	Fuengirola	Málaga	468	5.6
50	Felanitx	Balears, Illes	464	25.3
1	Valle Gran Rey	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	950	203.3
2	Poblets, els	Alicante/Alacant	442	161.6
3	Tijarafe	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	357	137.4
4	Puntagorda	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	314	136.9
5	Garafía	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	217	118.6
6	Sayalonga	Málaga	193	117.6
7	Betancuria	Palmas, Las	79	100.1
8	Pájara	Palmas, Las	2,056	99.1
9	Torrox	Málaga	1,823	91.2
10	Benidoleig	Alicante/Alacant	112	90.9
11	San Fulgencio	Alicante/Alacant	721	79.3
12	Paso, El	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	587	74.3
13	Sanet y Negrals	Alicante/Alacant	53	72.2
14	Tazacorte	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	320	71.1
15	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	Balears, Illes	550	60.9
16	Andratx	Balears, Illes	706	60.2
17	Teulada	Alicante/Alacant	708	59.3
18	Benissa	Alicante/Alacant	696	58.6
19	Capdepera	Balears, Illes	702	58.1
20	Santanyí	Balears, Illes	713	57.9
21	Salines, Ses	Balears, Illes	250	49.6
22	Calvià	Balears, Illes	2,500	47.7
23	Orba	Alicante/Alacant	109	46.4
24	Calp	Alicante/Alacant	1,052	43.7
25	Arico	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	375	42.8
26	Fuencaliente de la Palma	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	77	42.8
27	Cómpeta	Málaga	163	42.7
28	San Bartolomé de Tirajana	Palmas, Las	2,249	42.5
29	Sant Joan de Labritja	Balears, Illes	284	42.4
30	Costitx	Balears, Illes	60	41.5
31	Beniarbeig	Alicante/Alacant	92	40.6
32	Puerto de la Cruz	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	1,188	39.1
33	Haría	Palmas, Las	210	39.0
34	Llanos de Aridane, Los	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	797	38.8
35	Frontera	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	167	38.6
36	Vallehermoso	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	110	38.3
37	Palau-saverdera	Girona	56	38.0
38	Artà	Balears, Illes	306	38.0
39	Lloret de Vistalegre	Balears, Illes	56	37.0
40	Castelló d'Empúries	Girona	419	36.1
41	Villa de Mazo	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	177	36.1
42	Rojales	Alicante/Alacant	604	35.7
43	Pedreguer	Alicante/Alacant	293	35.4
44	Sencelles	Balears, Illes	128	35.0
45	Algarrobo	Málaga	230	34.7
46	Selva	Balears, Illes	146	34.4
47	Hermigua	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	59	32.9
48	Llucmajor	Balears, Illes	1,260	32.5
49	Canillas de Aceituno	Málaga	56	32.5
50	Santa Margalida	Balears, Illes	415	32.5

Source: Spainability Origins Map, INE Padrón Continuo — nationality, 1 Jan 2022 · 2,353 municipalities in this layer's source table; top 50 shown

Cite this map

Source: the Spainability Origins Map, derived from Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE) Padrón Continuo municipal register — nationality, 1 January 2022. German nationals layer: https://spainability.com/where-germans-live-in-spain/. Full methodology: https://spainability.com/methodology/.

Quote figures as German nationals (nationality, 2022 register). Read the full methodology and caveats.

How to read this map — honestly

We count German nationals on the register, not people born in Germany.

Nationality is not birth country. Spain's Padrón Continuo measures passport nationality, so our 107,278 figure is a citizen-on-the-register count for 2022 — a different measure and vintage from the birth-country census layers (U.S. / Dutch / Swedish). This is passport nationality on the municipal register (Padrón Continuo), not country of birth. A German national born in Spain counts; a German-born person who holds only Spanish nationality does not. The vintage is 1 January 2022 — the last all-town municipal nationality release — so treat the pattern as directional, not current-week accurate.

Partial geography. Municipal nationality figures exist only for the 19 coastal, island, Madrid and Galicia provinces where Germans concentrate — 2,379 of Spain's 8,132 municipalities, together more than 90% of all German residents. Provinces outside that set are blank on the map (not zero).

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