ES · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Spain, 2021
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
70,995
Spain, 2021
▼ 43.1% vs 2020 (124,800)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 43.1% compared to 2020, reaching 70,995.
Spain accounts for 13.4% of the EU-27 total of 531,525.
Spain ranks 3rd 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 592.3% (from 10,255 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
13.4%
EU-27: 531,525
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta