First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Spain's first-time asylum applications increased by 3.1% compared to 2023, reaching 165,475.

Spain accounts for 18.1% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

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 43.6% (from 115,195 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.