Luxembourg vs Spain: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Luxembourg
2.6 Number
in 2025
Spain
2.87 Number
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
5th
Spain rank
4th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.87 Number against 2.6 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.27 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 5th and Spain ranks 4th of 32 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.36 Number | 0.5844 Number | 2.78 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2.94 Number | 2.53 Number | 0.41 Number | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.87 Number against 2.6 Number in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0.27 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Luxembourg ranks 5th and Spain ranks 4th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.