First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain
Spain: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 98.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain is 98.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain peaked at 98.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2011.
That places Spain 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92.9% | — |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 86.9% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 95.0% | 98.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain was 98.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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