ES · 2018 · tps00024

Acquisition of citizenship

Spain, 2018

Acquisition of citizenship
90,774
Spain, 2018
▲ 36.5% vs 2017 (66,498)
Analysis

In 2018, Spain's acquisition of citizenship increased by 36.5% compared to 2017, reaching 90,774.

Spain accounts for 13.4% of the EU-27 total of 676,593.

Spain ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 59.8% (from 225,793 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00024, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
13.4%
EU-27: 676,593
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
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