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Asylum applications, returns and — where the figure exists — sea arrivals.
Ranked 2 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period
January–June 2026 · Eurostat
2025 · Eurostat
2026 · UNHCR
First-time asylum applications in Spain, by month
People lodging their first asylum application in the country, by month.
These are first-time applications: repeat applications are excluded, because the total includes them and inflates the figures against the way they are usually quoted.
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| Period | people |
|---|---|
| 2023-07 | 11,950 |
| 2023-08 | 12,075 |
| 2023-09 | 13,395 |
| 2023-10 | 12,505 |
| 2023-11 | 14,105 |
| 2023-12 | 10,750 |
| 2024-01 | 13,855 |
| 2024-02 | 13,760 |
| 2024-03 | 13,425 |
| 2024-04 | 15,640 |
| 2024-05 | 16,345 |
| 2024-06 | 15,015 |
| 2024-07 | 11,985 |
| 2024-08 | 10,615 |
| 2024-09 | 12,690 |
| 2024-10 | 15,905 |
| 2024-11 | 15,005 |
| 2024-12 | 11,235 |
| 2025-01 | 13,230 |
| 2025-02 | 12,805 |
| 2025-03 | 13,335 |
| 2025-04 | 11,305 |
| 2025-05 | 12,755 |
| 2025-06 | 12,650 |
| 2025-07 | 10,720 |
| 2025-08 | 8,470 |
| 2025-09 | 11,355 |
| 2025-10 | 12,890 |
| 2025-11 | 11,880 |
| 2025-12 | 9,655 |
| 2026-01 | 10,865 |
| 2026-02 | 10,410 |
| 2026-03 | 10,840 |
| 2026-04 | 8,350 |
| 2026-05 | 7,945 |
| 2026-06 | 2,850 |
Returns in Spain: orders issued and returns carried out
Return orders issued by the authorities and returns actually carried out, by year.
The two lines almost never meet. The gap between them is the share of orders that does not turn into a return, and neither figure alone shows it.
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| Period | people |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 15,150 |
| 2015 | 13,315 |
| 2016 | 10,185 |
| 2017 | 10,785 |
| 2018 | 12,560 |
| 2019 | 12,370 |
| 2020 | 5,265 |
| 2021 | 4,755 |
| 2022 | 3,790 |
| 2023 | 5,995 |
| 2024 | 6,105 |
| 2025 | 5,705 |
Sea arrivals in Spain, by month
People arriving by sea, as recorded by UNHCR.
These count people, not crossings: they cannot be added to Frontex detections.
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| Period | people |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 467 |
| 2025-03 | 2,286 |
| 2025-04 | 808 |
| 2025-04 | 1,114 |
| 2025-05 | 1,348 |
| 2025-05 | 445 |
| 2025-06 | 1,828 |
| 2025-06 | 338 |
| 2025-07 | 1,861 |
| 2025-07 | 254 |
| 2025-08 | 3,018 |
| 2025-08 | 551 |
| 2025-09 | 2,650 |
| 2025-09 | 752 |
| 2025-10 | 1,490 |
| 2025-10 | 1,221 |
| 2025-11 | 1,201 |
| 2025-11 | 2,708 |
| 2025-12 | 1,377 |
| 2025-12 | 981 |
| 2026-01 | 872 |
| 2026-01 | 959 |
| 2026-02 | 1,084 |
| 2026-02 | 315 |
| 2026-03 | 756 |
| 2026-03 | 366 |
| 2026-04 | 771 |
| 2026-04 | 636 |
| 2026-05 | 1,191 |
| 2026-05 | 908 |
| 2026-06 | 1,058 |
| 2026-06 | 524 |
| 2026-07 | 2,508 |
| 2026-07 | 967 |
| 2026-08 | 2,366 |
| 2026-08 | 488 |