By Joe Gerrard • Published: 27 May 2019 • 9:03
MORE THAN half of the people born in four Spanish provinces now live elsewhere, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
The Castilla y Leon provinces of Soria and Avila, Aragon’s Teruel Province and Cuenca Province in Castilla-La Mancha are home to less than half of the people born there.
Castilla y Leon’s provinces of Zamora, Segovia and Palencia have also seen a high proportion of people who were born there leaving. The figures come as parts of Spain continue to struggle with depopulation and its effects.
Former Territories Minister Meritxell Batet previously said the issue was the ‘biggest challenge’ facing the country.
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