Millions of ‘Latino’ immigrants boost Spain’s low birthrate

Soaring numbers of young immigrants have compensated for a low birthrate in Spain in recent years, but the country is still expected to have one of the oldest populations in the world by the middle of the century, experts say.

The arrival of millions of young foreigners, mainly from Latin America, has lowered the average age of the population, said Carmen Gonzalez Enriquez, a researcher for the Elcano Institute, a public policy research organization.”*

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