Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Spain

Refugees by country of asylum in Spain in 2024 — 429,333 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 21,366.7%.

2024 429,333 people +11.31% vs 2023
World rank 19of 178
Period maximum 429,333 people2024
Period minimum 2,000 people1951

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Spain, 1951–20240200,000400,000600,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 2,000 people1961: 2,000 people1963: 2,000 people1965: 14,000 people1967: 20,000 people1969: 23,000 people1971: 38,000 people1973: 26,000 people1975: 16,000 people1977: 15,000 people1979: 26,000 people1981: 21,500 people1983: 23,700 people1985: 9,300 people1987: 9,200 people1989: 8,676 people1991: 4,005 people1993: 4,990 people1995: 5,840 people1997: 5,512 people1999: 6,708 people2001: 6,804 people2003: 5,912 people2005: 5,369 people2007: 5,143 people2009: 3,960 people2011: 4,220 people2013: 4,641 people2015: 6,447 people2017: 17,541 people2019: 57,751 people2021: 122,539 people2023: 385,701 people2024: 429,333 people
Change over the period: +427,333 (+21,366.65%) Average annual rate: 7.63 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Spain 429,333 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Southern Europe computed 1.03M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 429,333 +43,632 +11.31%
2023 385,701 +71,211 +22.64%
2022 314,490 +191,951 +156.64%
2021 122,539 +18,915 +18.25%
2020 103,624 +45,873 +79.43%
2019 57,751 +37,314 +182.58%
2018 20,437 +2,896 +16.51%
2017 17,541 +4,558 +35.11%
2016 12,983 +6,536 +101.38%
2015 6,447 +650 +11.21%
2014 5,797 +1,156 +24.91%
2013 4,641 +139 +3.09%
2012 4,502 +282 +6.68%
2011 4,220 +406 +10.64%
2010 3,814 −146 −3.69%
2009 3,960 −689 −14.82%
2008 4,649 −494 −9.61%
2007 5,143 −126 −2.39%
2006 5,269 −100 −1.86%
2005 5,369 −321 −5.64%
2004 5,690 −222 −3.76%
2003 5,912 −871 −12.84%
2002 6,783 −21 −0.31%
2001 6,804 −178 −2.55%
2000 6,982 +274 +4.08%
1999 6,708 +790 +13.35%
1998 5,918 +406 +7.37%
1997 5,512 −160 −2.82%
1996 5,672 −168 −2.88%
1995 5,840 +489 +9.14%
1994 5,351 +361 +7.23%
1993 4,990 +950 +23.51%
1992 4,040 +35 +0.87%
1991 4,005 −4,298 −51.76%
1990 8,303 −373 −4.3%
1989 8,676 −15 −0.17%
1988 8,691 −509 −5.53%
1987 9,200 −1,000 −9.8%
1986 10,200 +900 +9.68%
1985 9,300 −600 −6.06%
1984 9,900 −13,800 −58.23%
1983 23,700 +200 +0.85%
1982 23,500 +2,000 +9.3%
1981 21,500 +0 +0%
1980 21,500 −4,500 −17.31%
1979 26,000 +11,000 +73.33%
1978 15,000 +0 +0%
1977 15,000 −1,500 −9.09%
1976 16,500 +500 +3.13%
1975 16,000 −2,000 −11.11%
1974 18,000 −8,000 −30.77%
1973 26,000 −14,000 −35%
1972 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1971 38,000 +8,500 +28.81%
1970 29,500 +6,500 +28.26%
1969 23,000 +3,000 +15%
1968 20,000 +0 +0%
1967 20,000 +3,000 +17.65%
1966 17,000 +3,000 +21.43%
1965 14,000 +0 +0%
1964 14,000 +12,000 +600%
1963 2,000 +0 +0%
1962 2,000 +0 +0%
1961 2,000
1954 2,000
1951 2,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.