Study: Majority of Young Spaniards See Migration as a ‘Real Threat’

A study published in Spain finds a majority of young Spaniards perceive mass migration as a “real threat” and associate it with rising crime, while agreeing that there are “too many migrants” in their country.

The study, titled, Jovenes Españoles 2026 (“Spanish Youth 2026”) was published by the Spanish non-profit organization Fundacion SM, and it contains an exhaustive analysis of the current reality of Spaniards aged between 15-24 during 2025 across a wide range of subjects, comparing the findings with those from 2020 and 2005.

Health, family, earning money, and free time and leisure were found to be the top most important aspects for the young people who participated in the study. Over a third at 38.4 per cent said they consider religion to be “quite or very important” on their lives, with 45 per cent identifying as Catholic, up from 31.6 per cent in 2020.

When it comes to migration, the