ES · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2016
First residence permits issued (total)
211,533
Spain, 2016
▲ 9.6% vs 2015 (192,931)
Analysis
In 2016, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 9.6% compared to 2015, reaching 211,533.
Spain accounts for 8.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,493,983.
Spain ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 25.2% (from 282,763 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
8.5%
EU-27: 2,493,983
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst