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Values for 2025
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
aggregate · +26.6% since 2014
Spain, 2025
141,055 applicantsp (provisional)
+5,431.6% since 2010
Portugal, 2025
1,755 applicants
+996.9% since 2008
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,755 applicants | 141,055 applicantsp (provisional) | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 2,675 applicants | 165,465 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 2,600 applicants | 160,470 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 1,980 applicants | 116,150 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 1,350 applicants | 62,065 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 900 applicants | 86,385 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 1,735 applicants | 115,190 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 1,240 applicants | 52,745 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 1,015 applicants | 33,040 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 710 applicants | 15,570 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 870 applicants | 14,610 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 445 applicants | 5,460 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 505 applicants | 4,290 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 290 applicants | 2,355 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 275 applicants | 2,975 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 160 applicants | 2,550 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 140 applicants | – | – |
| 2008 | 160 applicants | – | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.