Number of refugees per 100000 in Spain
Spain: Number of refugees per 100000 was 0.3884 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Spain, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Spain stood at 0.3884.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 202.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Spain peaked at 5.46 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0132, in 1981.
That places Spain 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.01 | — |
| 1971 | 1.96 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.88 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.12 | -40.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5939 | -46.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3911 | -34.1% |
| 1976 | 1.41 | +260.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 | -99.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0132 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1314 | +893.8% |
| 1983 | 1.57 | +1093.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1561 | -90.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1554 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1544 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1054 | -31.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0899 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5393 | +500.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5294 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1403 | -73.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1201 | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1828 | +52.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1091 | -40.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1389 | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.12 | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1226 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1115 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.46 | +4801.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0813 | -98.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0562 | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0729 | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0875 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0894 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.117 | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1195 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1284 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1285 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0728 | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0832 | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0977 | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1075 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1091 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1152 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1296 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1169 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3632 | +210.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3884 | +6.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.3884 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 16% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.3884 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.94, 6% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +4801.5% | 0.1115 | 5.46 |
| 1983 | +1093.5% | 0.1314 | 1.57 |
| 1982 | +893.8% | 0.0132 | 0.1314 |
| 1996 | +500.0% | 0.0899 | 0.5393 |
| 1976 | +260.5% | 0.3911 | 1.41 |
| 2024 | +210.7% | 0.1169 | 0.3632 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 | 0.3911 | 2.01 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3132 | 0.0132 | 1.57 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.2541 | 0.0899 | 0.5393 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6459 | 0.0562 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1031 | 0.0728 | 0.1285 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2037 | 0.1091 | 0.3884 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Spain?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Spain was 0.3884 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 in 1981.
- How does Spain rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Spain ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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