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Spain – Net Migration

Name: Spain Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

96,630 −15,044 from 2024 G20 rank: 200th · all-time high: 772,317 (2007)

APA

Spain Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/spain/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_spain_net-migration,
  title = {Spain Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/spain/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	12,506	–	–
2027* trend	40,867	–	–
2026* trend	69,229	–	–
2025	96,630	−15,044	200th
2024	111,674	−7,425	198th
2023	119,099	−180,680	196th
2022	299,779	+155,394	202nd
2021	144,385	−92,469	203rd
2020	236,854	−227,929	210th
2019	464,783	+127,316	213th
2018	337,467	+136,332	208th
2017	201,135	+94,661	202nd
2016	106,474	+108,453	195th
2015	-1,979	+95,891	98th
2014	-97,870	+152,871	13th
2013	-250,741	−97,255	6th
2012	-153,486	−214,247	11th
2011	60,761	−8,645	187th
2010	69,406	−60,151	195th
2009	129,557	−304,578	204th
2008	434,135	−338,182	211th
2007	772,317	+112,597	213th
2006	659,720	+29,917	214th
2005	629,803	−31,355	213th
2004	661,158	+2,730	213th
2003	658,428	−79,452	213th
2002	737,880	+556,573	212th
2001	181,307	+5,038	208th
2000	176,269	−2,290	208th
1999	178,559	−4,367	210th
1998	182,926	+17,581	210th
1997	165,345	+2,641	209th
1996	162,704	+270	208th
1995	162,434	+2,027	211th
1994	160,407	−500	205th
1993	160,907	−16,637	202nd
1992	177,544	+54,703	209th
1991	122,841	+153,525	205th
1990	-30,684	−4,792	34th
1989	-25,892	−8,229	39th
1988	-17,663	−4,982	47th
1987	-12,681	+859	52nd
1986	-13,540	−12,951	50th
1985	-589	−3,343	106th
1984	2,754	+1,513	158th
1983	1,241	+8,625	145th
1982	-7,384	−9,947	69th
1981	2,563	−17,603	156th
1980	20,166	+26,095	181st
1979	-5,929	−3,425	70th
1978	-2,504	−1,172	86th
1977	-1,332	−4,136	100th
1976	2,804	+3,022	158th
1975	-218	−106,056	122nd
1974	105,838	+97,214	212th
1973	8,624	+689	175th
1972	7,935	+572	175th
1971	7,363	+67,943	179th
1970	-60,580	−10,624	14th
1969	-49,956	−3,868	14th
1968	-46,088	−3,744	13th
1967	-42,344	−877	17th
1966	-41,467	+1,009	14th
1965	-42,476	−1,015	19th
1964	-41,461	+2,985	21st
1963	-44,446	+765	17th
1962	-45,211	+1,306	17th
1961	-46,517	+108,352	18th
1960	-154,869	–	4th

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.0% GDP growth 2.5% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 460 of 682 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (67% of cases). Spain matched this pattern in 2023. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

In 2025, Spain recorded 96,630 for net migration – 200th in the G20. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 69,229 by 2026.