ES · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
231,153
Spain, 2017
▲ 9.3% vs 2016 (211,533)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 9.3% compared to 2016, reaching 231,153.
Spain accounts for 8.6% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
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 grown by 3.5% (from 223,318 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
8.6%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst