ES · 2022 · migr_acq
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
Spain, 2022
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
181,581
Spain, 2022
▲ 26.1% vs 2021 (144,012)
Analysis
In 2022, Spain's acquisitions of EU citizenship increased by 26.1% compared to 2021, reaching 181,581.
Spain accounts for 18.3% of the EU-27 total of 990,857.
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 173.1% (from 66,498 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_acq, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
18.3%
EU-27: 990,857
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_acq