ES · 2018 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2018
First residence permits issued (total)
259,600
Spain, 2018
▲ 12.3% vs 2017 (231,153)
Analysis
In 2018, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 12.3% compared to 2017, reaching 259,600.
Spain accounts for 9.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,791,528.
Spain ranks 4th 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 32.3% (from 196,244 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
9.3%
EU-27: 2,791,528
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst