ES · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
Spain, 2021
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
20,405
Spain, 2021
▼ 60.0% vs 2020 (51,055)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 60.0% compared to 2020, reaching 20,405.
Spain accounts for 10.1% of the EU-27 total of 202,985.
Spain ranks 4th 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 197.7% (from 6,855 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
10.1%
EU-27: 202,985
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta