Uruguayans in Spain

Uruguayans in Spain
Total population
	80,000 (2022)
	^ As of 2018, 40,000 was the size of the population in Spain born in Uruguay (including those with Spanish citizenship), and 25,521 was the size of the foreign population (thus, with no Spanish citizenship) in Spain with Uruguayan citizenship. ;

Uruguayans in Spain are people born in Uruguay who emigrated to Spain. As of 2022, there are over 80,000 Uruguayans living in Spain, mostly in Catalonia.^[3]

Overview[edit]

Two centuries ago, Uruguay used to be part of the Spanish Empire. Since attaining independence, Uruguay has always considered Spain as the Madre Patria, and cultivated intense cultural and economical links between both countries. During the last decades of the 20th century and first years of the 21st, there have been thousands of Uruguayans travelling to live and work in Spain,^[4] many of them thanks to their Spanish passports.

During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985), some expatriates spent their exile years in Spain. There are as well a number of Spanish-born people of Uruguayan descent.

As of 2011, there were over 40,000 Uruguayans living in Spain.^[4] Current data put the figure of Uruguayans in Spain at 80,000.^[5]

Expatriate Uruguayans have their own associations in Spain, notably the Uruguayan Center of Madrid^[6] and several Consultative Councils.^[7] Official information consider that there are at least 50 Uruguayan-run organizations in Spain.^[8]

Notable people[edit]

Past

Mario Benedetti (1920-2009), poet and writer
Elio García-Austt (1919-2005), neuroscientist
Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015), writer
Juan Carlos Onetti (1909-1994), writer
Alfredo Zitarrosa (1936-1984), singer-songwriter

Present

Jorge Drexler, musician
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, theater director and screenwriter
Jordi César López Delgado, footballer
Diego Meijide, footballer
Cristina Peri Rossi, writer and translator
Carmen Posadas, writer

References[edit]

^ "Población (españoles/extranjeros) por País de Nacimiento, sexo y año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ Urwicz, Tomer (2 October 2022). "Uruguayans in Spain overpass those in 10 departments" (in Spanish). El Observador.
^ ^a ^b "Uruguayans, the unknown migrants" (PDF). CIPIE. Retrieved 27 October 2013. (in Spanish)
^ "Where did Uruguayans go?" (in Spanish). El Observador. 13 August 2017.
^ Uruguayan Center of Madrid (in Spanish)
^ "List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. (in Spanish)
^ Uruguayan organizations abroad (in Spanish)

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[3] As of 2018, 40,000 was the size of the population in Spain born in Uruguay (including those with Spanish citizenship), and 25,521 was the size of the foreign population (thus, with no Spanish citizenship) in Spain with Uruguayan citizenship.^[1]^[2]

[INE2018nacidos-1] "Población (españoles/extranjeros) por País de Nacimiento, sexo y año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[INE2018nacionalidad-2] "Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[4] Urwicz, Tomer (2 October 2022). "Uruguayans in Spain overpass those in 10 departments" (in Spanish). El Observador.

[desconocida-5] "Uruguayans, the unknown migrants" (PDF). CIPIE. Retrieved 27 October 2013. (in Spanish)

[6] "Where did Uruguayans go?" (in Spanish). El Observador. 13 August 2017.

[7] Uruguayan Center of Madrid (in Spanish)

[8] "List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. (in Spanish)

[9] Uruguayan organizations abroad (in Spanish)

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v t e Uruguayan diaspora
Americas	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Ecuador Mexico Paraguay United States Venezuela
Europe	France Germany Italy Netherlands Spain Sweden
Elsewhere	Australia Israel

v t e Immigration to Spain
Africa	Arabs Algerians Moroccans Sahrawis Cape Verdeans Equatorial Guineans
Americas (Latin American)	Argentines Bolivians Chileans Colombians Cubans Dominicans Ecuadorians Hondurans Mexicans Paraguayans Peruvians Salvadorans Uruguayans Venezuelans
Asia	Arabs Lebanese Armenians Chinese Filipinos Georgians Indians Iranians Japanese Koreans Pakistanis Turks
Europe	Albanians British immigration in Spain Bulgarians Romanians Russians Serbs Italians Poles
See also	Demographics of Spain

Total population

80,000 (2022)^[a]
^ As of 2018, 40,000 was the size of the population in Spain born in Uruguay (including those with Spanish citizenship), and 25,521 was the size of the foreign population (thus, with no Spanish citizenship) in Spain with Uruguayan citizenship.^[1]^[2]

Uruguayans in Spain

Overview[edit]

Notable people[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]