Spain
Deep-built6.6% circumcision prevalence
Prevalence of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Research coverage
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Sources · Citations
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Verifications · Independent
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Structured claims · Evidence-based
Jul 9, 2026
Last updated · deep-built
Research note: Spain DEEP_BUILT 2026-07-03. Morris 2016 PMC4772313: 6.6% (highest of the Catholic-majority Southern European cluster in this batch: it 2.6%, gr 4.7%, es 6.6%). DISTINCTIVE: Al-Andalus (711-1492) historical context is a RED HERRING for modern practice — 1492 Alhambra Decree (Jewish expulsion) + 1609-1614 Morisco expulsions = ~300yr demographic rupture; modern circ is 100% immigration-driven (Moroccan-origin >1.1M, largest immigrant community), NOT a surviving Al-Andalus tradition. Muslim population estimate CONTESTED: UCIDE 2024 ~2.5M (~5%) vs Statista Jan 2025 ~1.085M — 2.3x unresolved discrepancy, presented honestly as a range. FGM criminalised under Penal Code w/ extraterritorial application (STRICTLY SEPARATE from male circ, which is UNREGULATED). HIV ~0.70% (2024, highest of the 3 Southern European countries this batch). NOT VMMC priority. 0 verified incidents (honest gap). Sources #1158-1165.
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Legal status
UnregulatedNo Spanish statute specifically governs non-therapeutic male circumcision. The practice is confined to Spain's Muslim immigrant population and small Jewish community, with no continuous line back to the historical Al-Andalus period given the near-total demographic rupture caused by the 1492 Alhambra Decree (Jewish expulsion) and the 1609-1614 Morisco expulsions. Female genital mutilation is criminalised under the Spanish Penal Code, including with extraterritorial application given Spain's immigrant communities originating from FGM-practicing countries — a wholly separate matter that must not be conflated with male circumcision.
Medical & HIV context
0.7%
Adult HIV prevalence
CIA/UNAIDS (2024) · Adults 15–49
no
Circumcision in newborns
Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)
minority-only (Muslim/Jewish)
Typical age
Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.
Incident registry
No verified incidents are currently recorded for Spain.
This absence should not be read as proof that harm does not occur — only that no verified, sourced case has been documented in this database yet.