The Social Security system in the Community of Madrid has recorded 706,943 foreign contributors in average terms for September, according to data released by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. This figure represents a new regional record, with a 2.65% increase compared to August, equating to 18,233 additional contributors. Year-on-year, the region has added 93,795 foreign affiliates, reflecting a 15.3% increase since September 2025.
Foreign contributors from EU countries account for 17.41% of the total, while women make up 47.24% of the foreign workforce. Approximately 80% of these contributors are enrolled in the general regime, nearly 12% are self-employed, and the remaining 8% belong to other regimes.
Nationally, foreign affiliates now represent 16.2% of all contributors to the Social Security system. The foreign workforce is particularly vital in sectors such as hospitality, where one in three workers is foreign, as well as in agriculture, construction, administrative activities, and transport.
As of September 30, over 420,000 individuals were affiliated with Social Security due to an extraordinary regularisation process. On a national scale, Social Security has surpassed 3.6 million foreign affiliates in average terms for September, with a year-on-year growth of 17.7%. Since 2022, the number of foreign workers has increased by nearly 1.2 million, with 52.3% of the jobs created since the labour reform going to foreign workers.
The foreign workforce has shown remarkable dynamism throughout the year, with accelerated growth since late April, coinciding with the extraordinary regularisation process. As of September 30, the number of regularised foreign affiliates reached 421,306, with 77.4% in the General Social Security Regime.
In terms of nationality distribution, Morocco continues to have the highest number of affiliates to the Spanish Social Security, followed by Colombia and Romania. In sectors under the General Regime, foreign workers represent 33.7% in hospitality, 30.7% in agriculture, and 27.9% in construction. The number of self-employed foreign workers is also on the rise, reaching 546,242, an 11.3% increase compared to last year, with a notable presence in highly skilled sectors such as telecommunications and computer programming.
