ES · 2017 · migr_acq
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
Spain, 2017
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
66,498
Spain, 2017
▼ 55.9% vs 2016 (150,944)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's acquisitions of EU citizenship decreased by 55.9% compared to 2016, reaching 66,498.
Spain accounts for 9.4% of the EU-27 total of 703,724.
Spain ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 29.4% (from 94,142 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_acq, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
9.4%
EU-27: 703,724
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_acq