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 2022 was 317,751.00, a 159.31% 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.
  • Spain refugee statistics for 2019 was 57,751.00, a 182.58% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,075,445.00
Poland 971,129.00
France 612,934.00
Czech Republic 435,212.00
United States 363,059.00
United Kingdom 328,989.00
Spain 317,751.00
Italy 296,181.00
Sweden 277,726.00
Austria 258,613.00
Netherlands 218,457.00
Switzerland 182,474.00
Greece 160,761.00
Belgium 151,408.00
Canada 140,621.00
Slovak Republic 96,563.00
Ireland 81,256.00
Norway 75,311.00
Finland 69,553.00
Denmark 67,772.00
Lithuania 67,638.00
Portugal 59,777.00
Australia 54,430.00
Estonia 40,806.00
Latvia 39,055.00
Hungary 35,370.00
Cyprus 29,280.00
Croatia 20,638.00
Japan 17,406.00
Luxembourg 11,952.00
Malta 11,098.00
Slovenia 8,705.00
Iceland 5,240.00
Argentina 4,094.00
South Korea 3,825.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,424.00
Panama 2,576.00
Chile 2,133.00
New Zealand 1,791.00
UAE 1,399.00
Israel 1,207.00
Uruguay 1,115.00
Kuwait 684.00
Liechtenstein 524.00
Saudi Arabia 454.00
Oman 295.00
Hong Kong 285.00
Bahrain 255.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 47.00
Monaco 17.00
Bahamas 10.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Spain Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 317,751.00 159.31%
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%