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In 2020 Spain needs 4 million immigrants to keep the economy running, a study by the University of Barcelona suggests.

According to Spain’s leading daily El Pais, the study says that Spain can not do without new immigrants as a result of Spain’s ageing population and low birth rates.

With an average 1.3 children per woman, the country has the lowest birth rate in Europe.

‘We need immigrants’, says Josep Oliver of the University of Barcelona. ‘It is important to take measures now for integrating immigrants into our society.’