Overview
- City officials, who presented the annual municipal register review Thursday, put Madrid at 3,497,277 residents and noted a drop of 30,647 from a year earlier, the second-highest total on record.
- The municipal register, a roll used to plan services and prove residency, was scrubbed of about 100,000 expired or improper entries, and officials said the headcount would have risen without that cleanup.
- Natural growth turned positive for the first time in six years, with 27,097 births outpacing 26,533 deaths for a net gain of 564 people.
- International arrivals produced a net gain of 106,117 people, driven by newcomers from Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, the United States, China, Ecuador and Mexico, while moves to other Spanish municipalities led to a net loss of 37,957.
- Population shifts varied by district, with Vicálvaro, Villa de Vallecas and Barajas growing and Centro seeing the sharpest fall, changes that will shape where schools, clinics and transport need more support.