International migrant stock in Spain
International migrants made up 18.5% of the population of Spain in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Spain, 2024
18.5%
Change from 2020
+3.5percentage points
European Union, 2024
14.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
14.2%
Position in 2024
47th of 216
International migrant stock in Spain over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.5% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 15.0% in 2020, a change of +3.5 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by +16.4 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 14.1%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Net migration
96,630 people
2025 · World Bank
Immigration
1,288,562 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
662,294 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
252,476 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
141,055p (Provisional) applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
11.8p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat