Asylum applications and refugees in Spain
65,301 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Spain — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Venezuela, Colombia and from Morocco. A total of 54,393 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 9% of them were answered positively. 91 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from Afghanistan and from Libya.In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from Spain and made their asylum application to other countries.
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Incoming asylum applications in Spain 2000 to 2021
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below are the number of recognized refugees (green) and rejected applications (red).Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Spain
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2021. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptances or rejections) does not have to add up with the number of applications because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also, they don't have to be closed within the same calendar year. In addition, asylum procedures can also be closed, if the applicant disappeared or withdrew the application.New Applications | |||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 15,995 | 10 | 2,808 | 0.4 % | |
| Colombia | 11,567 | 1,169 | 18,619 | 5.9 % | |
| Morocco | 6,536 | 179 | 1,756 | 9.3 % | |
| Mali | 4,647 | 10 | 230 | 4.2 % | |
| Senegal | 3,198 | 11 | 1,342 | 0.8 % | |
| Peru | 2,356 | 123 | 4,330 | 2.8 % | |
| Honduras | 2,254 | 554 | 4,124 | 11.8 % | |
| Pakistan | 1,632 | 59 | 2,119 | 2.7 % | |
| Afghanistan | 1,622 | 703 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Nicaragua | 1,260 | 498 | 1,938 | 20.4 % | |
| Cuba | 1,106 | 24 | 836 | 2.8 % | |
| Syria | 1,075 | 63 | 133 | 32.1 % | |
| Ukraine | 1,037 | 331 | 1,802 | 15.5 % | |
| El Salvador | 859 | 147 | 2,331 | 5.9 % | |
| Algeria | 823 | 43 | 556 | 7.2 % | |
| Gambia | 680 | 5 | 544 | 0.9 % | |
| Georgia | 602 | 14 | 1,298 | 1.1 % | |
| Tunisia | 563 | 36 | 341 | 9.5 % | |
| Ivory Coast | 504 | 43 | 182 | 19.1 % | |
| Guinea | 479 | 102 | 658 | 13.4 % | |
| Nigeria | 411 | 39 | 274 | 12.5 % | |
| Russia | 392 | 102 | 224 | 31.3 % | |
| Turkey | 370 | 58 | 63 | 47.9 % | |
| Brazil | 345 | 10 | 175 | 5.4 % | |
| Bangladesh | 333 | 5 | 252 | 1.9 % | |
| Sudan | 305 | 119 | 16 | 88.1 % | |
| Argentina | 285 | 0 | 85 | 0.0 % | |
| Ecuador | 242 | 5 | 139 | 3.5 % | |
| Paraguay | 241 | 5 | 22 | 18.5 % | |
| Guatemala | 225 | 23 | 238 | 8.8 % | |
| Haiti | 210 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Ghana | 200 | 10 | 393 | 2.5 % | |
| Palestine | 185 | 31 | 114 | 21.4 % | |
| Egypt | 171 | 24 | 61 | 28.2 % | |
| Mauritania | 171 | 0 | 52 | 0.0 % | |
| Cameroon | 146 | 18 | 96 | 15.8 % | |
| Chile | 141 | 5 | 49 | 9.3 % | |
| Burkina Faso | 137 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 % | |
| Belarus | 133 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 % | |
| Iran | 132 | 12 | 34 | 26.1 % | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 128 | 0 | 86 | 0.0 % | |
| Uruguay | 127 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 % | |
| Yemen | 123 | 16 | 89 | 15.2 % | |
| Armenia | 122 | 5 | 137 | 3.5 % | |
| China | 116 | 5 | 28 | 15.2 % | |
| Dominican Republic | 96 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 % | |
| Bolivia | 93 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 % | |
| Mexico | 88 | 24 | 190 | 11.2 % | |
| Moldova | 80 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 % | |
| Somalia | 79 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Albania | 67 | 5 | 111 | 4.3 % | |
| Panama | 52 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 % | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 51 | 5 | 14 | 26.3 % | |
| Iraq | 48 | 5 | 42 | 10.6 % | |
| India | 45 | 5 | 54 | 8.5 % | |
| Sierra Leone | 34 | 20 | 95 | 17.4 % | |
| Angola | 27 | 14 | 44 | 24.1 % | |
| Chad | 26 | 18 | 5 | 78.3 % | |
| Lebanon | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Central Africa | 25 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 23 | 20 | 40 | 33.3 % | |
| Serbia | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Eritrea | 20 | 18 | 5 | 78.3 % | |
| Libya | 20 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| United States | 19 | 5 | 25 | 16.7 % | |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % | |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Jamaica | 16 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Liberia | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Congo | 13 | 20 | 10 | 66.7 % | |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 % | |
| Niger | 11 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 % | |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Togo | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Vietnam | 7 | 5 | 28 | 15.2 % | |
| Benin | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 % | |
| stateless | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Gabon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| North Macedonia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Mongolia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 % | |
| Kenya | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 % | |
| Rwanda | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 65,301 | 4,855 | 49,538 | 8.9 % | |
Asylum applications of refugees from Spain
Spain is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 162 asylum applications received from citizens from Spain in other countries. The most successful have been the applications in Mexico.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 % | |
| Mexico | 15 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Canada | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % | |
| France | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Germany | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 162 | 5 | 69 | 6.8 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
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