ES · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Spain, 2020
First-time asylum applications
86,385
Spain, 2020
▼ 25.0% vs 2019 (115,195)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's first-time asylum applications decreased by 25.0% compared to 2019, reaching 86,385.
Spain accounts for 20.8% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
Spain ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 491.5% (from 14,605 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
20.8%
EU-27: 415,480
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm