Migration impact
🇪🇸 Spain
A plain-language summary of who arrives, who leaves, and what the government spends on migration in Spain. Every headline figure is a reported value from an official source — nothing is estimated.
At a glance
Headline figures
2,715,903
Total incoming
People arrived, all recorded years
5,422
Total outgoing
People left, all recorded years
+2,710,481
Net balance
Net inflow
$4.1B
Spent on migrants · 2024
0.24% of GDP
Trend
Incoming vs outgoing, by year
Arrivals compared with departures for each reported year. Use the selector to read the exact figures for a single year.
759,283
Incoming
899
Outgoing
+758,384
Net that year
Public expenditure
What the government spends on migrants
Migration-related public spending (refugee support and development assistance provided) in current US dollars. For donor countries this includes in-donor refugee costs.
$4.1B
Total spending · 2024
Reported migration-related expenditure
0.24%
Share of GDP
About $0.24 of every $100 of national output
For perspective
What $4.1B could otherwise fund
The same amount, spent on other public services, using round benchmark unit costs. These are illustrative comparisons to convey scale — not an actual budget or policy proposal.
8
top-tier hospitals
A large modern referral hospital (~$500M each).
34
general hospitals
A mid-size general hospital (~$120M each).
13
university campuses
A new university campus (~$300M each).
412
kilometres of motorway
One kilometre of modern motorway (~$10M).
825
well-equipped schools
A brand-new fully equipped school (~$5M each).
1,376
public libraries
A community public library (~$3M each).
2,753
kindergartens
A new kindergarten / nursery (~$1.5M each).
16,519
fully equipped ambulances
A new fully equipped ambulance (~$250k each).
27,532
affordable homes
A modest new affordable home (~$150k each).
45,887
doctor-years of salary
One doctor employed for a full year (~$90k).
75,088
nurse-years of salary
One nurse employed for a full year (~$55k).
91,775
teacher-years of salary
One teacher employed for a full year (~$45k).
206,494
university scholarships
A full one-year university scholarship (~$20k).
344,157
hospital beds for a year
Running one hospital bed for a year (~$12k).
1,720,787
annual pension top-ups
An extra $200/month for a pensioner for a year.
6,883,150
laptops for students
One laptop for a school student (~$600 each).