ES · 2023 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Spain, 2023
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
89,905
Spain, 2023
▲ 7.8% vs 2022 (83,400)
Analysis
In 2023, Spain's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 7.8% compared to 2022, reaching 89,905.
Spain accounts for 13.3% of the EU-27 total of 677,820.
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 655.8% (from 11,895 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
13.3%
EU-27: 677,820
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta