ES · 2020 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2020
First residence permits issued (total)
312,355
Spain, 2020
▼ 2.4% vs 2019 (320,037)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2019, reaching 312,355.
Spain accounts for 13.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,332,051.
Spain ranks 3rd 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 61.9% (from 192,931 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
13.4%
EU-27: 2,332,051
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst