ES · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Spain, 2019
In 2019, Spain's first-time asylum applications increased by 118.4% compared to 2018, reaching 115,195.
Spain accounts for 18.3% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.
Spain ranks 3rd 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 2009.8% (from 5,460 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.