El subregistro consular: Magnitudes y efectos en las estadísticas de emigración Española

Abstract

The consulate underregistration represents one of the main problems for the proper observation and measurement of the statistics of the current Spanish emigration. Based on data from a survey conducted in 2012 to more than four thousand Spanish emigrants living abroad, we have tried to know the magnitude of underregistration and its impact on the official statistics. Our analyses show underregistration by about 50% among Spanish emigrants in the period 2008-2012. This data rises to nearly 60% among those who had emigrated to the European Union and 75% in the case of the UK.