ES · 2021 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Spain, 2021
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
65,295
Spain, 2021
▼ 26.2% vs 2020 (88,530)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's asylum applicants by type decreased by 26.2% compared to 2020, reaching 65,295.
Spain accounts for 10.2% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.
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 314.4% (from 15,755 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
10.2%
EU-27: 638,410
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191