Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Spain's asylum positive decreased by 13.5% compared to 2023, reaching 6,335.

Spain accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Spain ranks 6th 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 286.3% (from 1,640 in 2019).

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