ES · 2016 · migr_acq
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
Spain, 2016
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
150,944
Spain, 2016
▲ 32.0% vs 2015 (114,351)
Analysis
In 2016, Spain's acquisitions of EU citizenship increased by 32.0% compared to 2015, reaching 150,944.
Spain accounts for 17.9% of the EU-27 total of 843,894.
Spain ranks 2nd 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 31.7% (from 114,599 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_acq, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
17.9%
EU-27: 843,894
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_acq