Germany vs Spain: Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex - annual
Germany
168,450 Person
in 2025
Spain
143,715 Person
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Spain rank
3rd
Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex - annual over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 168,450 Person against 143,715 Person in Spain, a difference of 24,735 Person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Spain ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,990 Person | 3,760 Person | 26,230 Person | Germany |
| 2010s | 230,382 Person | 25,786 Person | 204,596 Person | Germany |
| 2020s | 221,196 Person | 124,286 Person | 96,910 Person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex - annual, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 168,450 Person against 143,715 Person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex - annual between Germany and Spain?
- 24,735 Person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex - annual?
- Germany ranks 1st and Spain ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex - annual aggregated data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.