ES · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2022
First residence permits issued (total)
455,553
Spain, 2022
▲ 22.5% vs 2021 (371,773)
Analysis
In 2022, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 22.5% compared to 2021, reaching 455,553.
Spain accounts for 12.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,564,926.
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 97.1% (from 231,153 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
12.8%
EU-27: 3,564,926
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst