ES · 2023 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2023
First residence permits issued (total)
548,697
Spain, 2023
▲ 20.4% vs 2022 (455,553)
Analysis
In 2023, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 20.4% compared to 2022, reaching 548,697.
Spain accounts for 14.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,821,562.
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 111.4% (from 259,600 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
14.4%
EU-27: 3,821,562
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst