https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/feed/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:04:08 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-GB https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14680 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14680 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:14:42 +0000 Chris Lewer Of course Barcelona’s population figures don’t include the 32 million tourists that visit the city each year, putting additional strain on local services and infrastructure.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14706 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14706 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:40:19 +0000 Eddie S Urbanisation is increasing all the time, with more and more people moving to cities. So this is inevitable. And most historic cities were not built to support the population sizes we have today.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14707 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14707 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:44:19 +0000 Angela P I’m sure many people are blaming immigration for the population rise, most of Europe and the US seems to be. But migration is going to get far worse as more of the world becomes uninhabitable. Climate change will force people to move to different countries.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14708 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/barcelona-hits-record-population-high/#post-14708 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:46:32 +0000 Rosie C This is absolutely true about immigration. We are all to blame for it. The world’s population is going to get bigger AND more of us will be trying to live in fewer places because of how much or the earth will be uninhabitable.

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