Why are so many people leaving rural Spain? #europe #shorts

Rural Spain is emptying out, so the Spanish government is getting creative. Sparsely populated regions are so common that they've earned their own nickname, Espa, or empty Spain. While 84% of Spain's territory is rural, only 16% of people live outside cities.People have been living for years driven by a lack of jobs, poor infrastructure, and almost no cultural offerings. Spain's rural areas saw a 4.4% population decline between 2014 and 2023, even as the country's overall population grew. To confront the pr ...