Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Spain
Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Spain, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.005 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 2,022.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.0054 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2011.
Spain ranks 13th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +55.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +74.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +46.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +84.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | +70.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | +124.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per person | +67.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 units per person | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per person | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 units per person | +27.9% |
| 2025 | 0.005 units per person | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Spain?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Spain was 0.005 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,022.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.