Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.4088 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Spain, 2009–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Spain is 0.4088 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 51.8% on the previous year and up 4,623.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.4088 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 units per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Spain 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2014 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | +84.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | +71.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | +125.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2663 units per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 2020 | 0.207 units per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2078 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2693 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4088 units per square kilometre | +51.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.2663 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2732 units per square kilometre | 0.207 units per square kilometre | 0.4088 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Switzerland 0.478 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Austria 0.461 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Jordan 0.4479 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Peru 0.3972 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cayman Islands 0.3875 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.3642 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Spain
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 511,079 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.4088 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4088 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,623.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.