More Eurozone woes

Population of Spain FALLS for first time as foreigners leave because of eurozone crisis

• Resident number fell by 206,000 to 47.1m, National Statistics Institute says
• First time population fall recorded in official statistics since records began
• Between 2000 and 2010, immigrant population rose from 924,000 to 5.7m
• As unemployment has soared to 26%, many immigrants have gone home

 

Spain's population has fallen for the first time - because of the eurozone crisis.
The number of residents fell by 206,000 to 47.1million, the National Statistics Institute said, a figure entirely accounted for by foreign residents.
It was the first time a population drop had been recorded in official statistics since records began in 1857 - although until 1998 figures were published roughly every decade, rather than annually.