ES · 2021 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Spain, 2021
First residence permits issued (total)
371,773
Spain, 2021
▲ 19.0% vs 2020 (312,355)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 19.0% compared to 2020, reaching 371,773.
Spain accounts for 11.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,273,875.
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 75.8% (from 211,533 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
11.4%
EU-27: 3,273,875
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst