Spaniards spend 50 million € a day on prostitutes according to latest estimates with Andaucía the region of the country with most prostitutes in Spain, followed by Valencia and Madrid.The southern region has no fewer than 18,200 involved in the oldest profession of the world according to the official numbers. Official estimates say that there are just over 100,000 prostitutes in the country, while some other estimates have tripled that number. Many studies indicate that 6% of the population are regular users of prostitutes and that the industry moves some 18 billion € a year, based mostly in roadside ‘alternative’ night clubs. These venues are ‘inspected’ on a periodic basis by the Guardia Civil and it is from these inspections that a rough official number is obtained.Prostitution is considered is second most profitable business in the world, behind only arms trafficking, but ahead of drugs.In Sevilla the City Hall has started a poster campaign against prostitution with the slogan ‘Are you worth so little that you have to pay? – Prostitution exists because you do pay.
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