Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Spain's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 14.7% compared to 2024, reaching 53,700.

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 6.8% (from 50,285 in 2020).

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