First-time asylum applicants in Spain
Spain received 141,055 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Spain, 2025
141,055p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
−14.8%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
1st of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Spain over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141,055 applicantsp (provisional) | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 165,465 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 160,470 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 116,150 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 62,065 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 86,385 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 115,190 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 52,745 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 33,040 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 15,570 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 14,610 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 5,460 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 4,290 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 2,355 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 2,975 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 2,550 applicants | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −14.8% from 165,465 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14,610 applicants, the figure has changed by +865.5%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
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1,288,562 immigrants
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Emigration
662,294 emigrants
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Acquisitions of citizenship
252,476 people
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Net migration rate
11.8p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
2.5 per 1,000 people
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Net migration
96,630 people
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