First-time asylum applications

In 2025, Spain's first-time asylum applications decreased by 14.8% compared to 2024, reaching 141,050.

Spain accounts for 21.1% of the EU-27 total of 669,820.

Spain ranks 1st 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 63.3% (from 86,385 in 2020).

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