ES · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Spain, 2016
In 2016, Spain's first-time asylum applications increased by 6.6% compared to 2015, reaching 15,570.
Spain accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Spain ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 423.4% (from 2,975 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.