First residence permits — education

In 2024, Spain's first residence permits increased by 28.7% compared to 2023, reaching 117,056.

Spain accounts for 21.3% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

Spain ranks 1st 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 159.9% (from 45,032 in 2019).

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