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

Latest (2025)
98.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 40 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2015
All-time low
86.9%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2010–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain, 2010–2025

0204060801002010201720252010: 92.9 Percentage2011: 86.9 Percentage2012: 91.8 Percentage2013: 95.5 Percentage2014: 97.3 Percentage2015: 98.8 Percentage2016: 98.8 Percentage2017: 90.2 Percentage2018: 97.6 Percentage2019: 97.8 Percentage2020: 97.6 Percentage2021: 95 Percentage2022: 98.5 Percentage2023: 98.8 Percentage2024: 98.6 Percentage2025: 98.1 Percentage

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

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Spain, 2010 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 94.8% 86.9% 98.8% 10
2020s 97.8% 95.0% 98.8% 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
  2. 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
  3. 6 Ireland 98.6% compare
  4. 8 Bulgaria 97.6% compare
  5. 9 Iceland 96.8% compare
  6. 10 Romania 96.5% compare

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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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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 661 data points, 2008–2025
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