Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Spain

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Spain in 2024 — 551 per 100k. Ranked 13 in the world out of 178.

2024 551 per 100k +29.23% vs 2023
World rank 13of 178
Period maximum 551 per 100k2024
Period minimum 0 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Spain, 2000–202402004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0 per 100k2001: 0 per 100k2002: 0 per 100k2003: 0 per 100k2004: 0 per 100k2005: 0 per 100k2006: 0 per 100k2007: 0 per 100k2008: 0 per 100k2009: 7 per 100k2010: 5.7 per 100k2011: 5.7 per 100k2012: 5.9 per 100k2013: 9.2 per 100k2014: 16.1 per 100k2015: 23.6 per 100k2016: 43.6 per 100k2017: 74.4 per 100k2018: 167.1 per 100k2019: 280.4 per 100k2020: 216.8 per 100k2021: 217.6 per 100k2022: 281.4 per 100k2023: 426.3 per 100k2024: 551 per 100k
Change over the period: +551

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 551 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Southern Europe computed 356.1 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 551 +124.6 +29.23%
2023 426.3 +145 +51.52%
2022 281.4 +63.8 +29.34%
2021 217.6 +0.7 +0.33%
2020 216.8 −63.6 −22.68%
2019 280.4 +113.4 +67.85%
2018 167.1 +92.7 +124.6%
2017 74.4 +30.8 +70.75%
2016 43.6 +20 +84.51%
2015 23.6 +7.5 +46.93%
2014 16.1 +6.8 +73.96%
2013 9.2 +3.3 +55.68%
2012 5.9 +0.3 +4.45%
2011 5.7 −0.1 −1%
2010 5.7 −1.3 −18.41%
2009 7 +7
2008 0 +0
2007 0 +0
2006 0 +0
2005 0 +0
2004 0 +0
2003 0 +0
2002 0 +0
2001 0 +0
2000 0

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.