Population of Cantabria

There are 591,563 total residents in Cantabria

• Annual change 0.5%

Source: National Institute of Statistics

Expat population of Cantabria

There are 25,412 foreign residents in Cantabria (4.3% of the population)

Country of origin	Residents	% of expats
Colombia	2,750	10.82%
Portugal	2,434	9.58%
Ukraine	2,352	9.26%
Morocco	2,257	8.88%
Italy	1,879	7.39%
Venezuela	1,467	5.77%
Bulgaria	1,290	5.08%
France	1,277	5.03%
China	1,134	4.46%
United Kingdom	1,133	4.46%
Brazil	1,105	4.35%
Germany	796	3.13%
Paraguay	760	2.99%
Ecuador	722	2.84%
Senegal	718	2.83%
Poland	563	2.22%
Cuba	553	2.18%
Argentina	548	2.16%
Russia	501	1.97%
Algeria	221	0.87%
Bolivia	198	0.78%
Nigeria	186	0.73%
Philippines	126	0.50%
Nicaragua	125	0.49%
Honduras	119	0.47%
India	93	0.37%
Sweden	55	0.22%
Mali	50	0.20%

Source: Ministry of Employment and Social Security

See also: International buyer activity

Unemployment in Cantabria

• Q3 2025: 7.62%
• Annual change 0.5%
• Quarterly change 0.5%

Source: National Institute of Statistics

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