Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Spain's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 39.8% compared to 2022, reaching 64,260.

Spain accounts for 13.2% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Spain ranks 2nd 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 8.4% (from 59,255 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.