ES · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

Spain, 2017

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
12,060
Spain, 2017
▲ 17.6% vs 2016 (10,255)
Analysis

In 2017, Spain's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 17.6% compared to 2016, reaching 12,060.

Spain accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 933,565.

Spain ranks 9th 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 363.0% (from 2,605 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.3%
EU-27: 933,565
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