Spain Refugee Statistics 1961-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Spain refugee statistics for 2023 was 385,701.00, a 22.64% increase from 2022.
  • Spain refugee statistics for 2022 was 314,490.00, a 156.64% increase from 2021.
  • Spain refugee statistics for 2021 was 122,539.00, a 18.25% increase from 2020.
  • Spain refugee statistics for 2020 was 103,624.00, a 79.43% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Barbados 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Spain Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 385,701.00 22.64%
2022 314,490.00 156.64%
2021 122,539.00 18.25%
2020 103,624.00 79.43%
2019 57,751.00 182.58%
2018 20,437.00 16.51%
2017 17,541.00 35.11%
2016 12,983.00 101.38%
2015 6,447.00 11.21%
2014 5,797.00 24.91%
2013 4,641.00 3.09%
2012 4,502.00 6.68%
2011 4,220.00 10.64%
2010 3,814.00 -3.69%
2009 3,960.00 -14.82%
2008 4,649.00 -9.61%
2007 5,143.00 -2.39%
2006 5,269.00 -1.86%
2005 5,369.00 -5.64%
2004 5,690.00 -3.76%
2003 5,912.00 -12.84%
2002 6,783.00 -0.31%
2001 6,804.00 -2.55%
2000 6,982.00 4.08%
1999 6,708.00 13.35%
1998 5,918.00 7.37%
1997 5,512.00 -2.82%
1996 5,672.00 -2.88%
1995 5,840.00 9.14%
1994 5,351.00 7.23%
1993 4,990.00 23.51%
1992 4,040.00 0.87%
1991 4,005.00 -51.76%
1990 8,303.00 -4.30%
1989 8,676.00 -0.17%
1988 8,691.00 -5.53%
1987 9,200.00 -9.80%
1986 10,200.00 9.68%
1985 9,300.00 -6.06%
1984 9,900.00 -58.23%
1983 23,700.00 0.85%
1982 23,500.00 9.30%
1981 21,500.00 0.00%
1980 21,500.00 -17.31%
1979 26,000.00 73.33%
1978 15,000.00 0.00%
1977 15,000.00 -9.09%
1976 16,500.00 3.13%
1975 16,000.00 -11.11%
1974 18,000.00 -30.77%
1973 26,000.00 -35.00%
1972 40,000.00 5.26%
1971 38,000.00 28.81%
1970 29,500.00 28.26%
1969 23,000.00 15.00%
1968 20,000.00 0.00%
1967 20,000.00 17.65%
1966 17,000.00 21.43%
1965 14,000.00 0.00%
1964 14,000.00 600.00%
1963 2,000.00 0.00%
1962 2,000.00 0.00%
1961 2,000.00 0.00%