Net migration in Spain

Net migration to Spain was 96,630 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2015.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2025 96,630 People
Change from 2024 −13.5% 2024: 111,674 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 17th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Spain over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period SpainEuropean Union
2025 96,630 people -317,019 people
2024 111,674 people 194,612 people
2023 119,099 people 1,304,104 people
2022 299,779 people 4,206,655 people
2021 144,385 people 1,023,760 people
2020 236,854 people 1,066,639 people
2019 464,783 people 1,415,454 people
2018 337,467 people 1,355,231 people
2017 201,135 people 1,145,236 people
2016 106,474 people 1,025,819 people
2015 -1,979 people 1,510,501 people
2014 -97,870 people 777,635 people
2013 -250,741 people 559,014 people
2012 -153,486 people 414,115 people
2011 60,761 people 609,533 people
2010 69,406 people 656,784 people
2009 129,557 people 627,112 people
2008 434,135 people 1,020,991 people
2007 772,317 people 1,481,382 people
2006 659,720 people 610,067 people
2005 629,803 people 1,220,827 people
2004 661,158 people 1,430,224 people
2003 658,428 people 1,583,811 people
2002 737,880 people 1,523,588 people
2001 181,307 people 902,221 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −13.5% from 111,674 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -1,979 people, the figure has changed by +98,609.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Spain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects