Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2024, Spain's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 2.1% compared to 2023, reaching 62,930.

Spain accounts for 13.5% of the EU-27 total of 464,775.

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 66.1% (from 37,890 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.