ES · 2023 · migr_acq
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
Spain, 2023
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
240,208
Spain, 2023
▲ 32.3% vs 2022 (181,581)
Analysis
In 2023, Spain's acquisitions of EU citizenship increased by 32.3% compared to 2022, reaching 240,208.
Spain accounts for 22.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,054,451.
Spain ranks 1st 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 164.6% (from 90,774 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_acq, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
22.8%
EU-27: 1,054,451
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_acq