Net migration estimates and projections in Spain
The net migration rate in Spain was 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2016.
Spain, 2023 (latest estimate)
2.5
Change from 2022
−3.8per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
3.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
1.4 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
1.5 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
0.9 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
60th of 216
Net migration estimates and projections in Spain over time
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Spain
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 0.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 0.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 0.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 2.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 2.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 6.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 3.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 5.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 7.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 4.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 2.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 0.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | -2.1 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.8 from 6.3 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -5.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +7.8.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Spain has the 60th highest value.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Net migration rate
11.8p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
47,911,580 people
2023 · UN Population Division
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