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Colombia → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Colombia
To
Spain
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
170,722
Change since 2018
+220.3%
Share of all arrivals in Spain, 2023
16.45%
Inflow 2023170,722OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Colombia to Spain

Inflows of nationals of Colombia recorded by Spain; stock of nationals of Colombia living there; and acquisitions of Spain's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

86k172k200020032006200920122015201820212023
86k172k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200046,063
200171,220
200234,235
200311,121
200421,502
200524,945
200635,621
200741,725
200836,040
200920,409
201013,664
201113,161
20129,955
20138,688
20148,451
20159,368
201622,594
201734,106
201853,302
201976,816
202051,408
202164,535
2022172,241
2023170,722
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—578,477—
2023170,722453,91118,738
2022172,241311,52411,125
202164,535285,4888,328
202051,408261,2099,021
201976,816199,1817,515
201853,302159,5626,826
201734,106138,3585,647
201622,594135,86414,299
20159,367145,53411,881
20148,451173,19225,114
20138,688223,13939,332
20129,954245,83519,396
201113,161265,76219,803
201013,664288,83923,995
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Colombia who live in Spain: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

396k792k19901995200020052010201520202024
396k792k19902000201020202024
Data table
199014,139
199544,549
2000130,058
2005280,284
2010376,074
2015344,064
2020513,451
2024792,228
Estimate, 2024
792,228
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
8.9%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
2
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Spain's consulates in Colombia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Spain's consulates located in Colombia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20244163674310.3%
20233633183710.2%
2022322308144.3%
2021250200124.8%
202018117042.2%
201947046381.7%
201832131820.6%
2017301287113.7%
201626323820.8%
201581,01977,3552,4923.1%
201480,90477,3152,9683.7%
201374,97070,9882,9083.9%
201258,75552,2836,02610.3%
201158,89649,9857,89213.4%
201051,04342,6256,94513.6%
200942,44634,4437,54717.8%

Applications by year

41k81k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
41k81k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200942,446
201051,043
201158,896
201258,755
201374,970
201480,904
201581,019
2016263
2017301
2018321
2019470
2020181
2021250
2022322
2023363
2024416
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Spain

First residence permits issued by Spain to citizens of Colombia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family47,021
  2. Work23,464
  3. Education21,321
  4. Other reasons16,293
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025108,09915200
202475,66217826,22411,789
202367,3693518,7389,582
202250,9691411,1258,290
202134,50898,3287,155
202021,520109,0217,309
201920,89597,5156,699
201817,38046,8266,161
201714,65805,6475,505
201612,557014,2994,359
20159,582011,8810
20149,313125,1140
201310,3051039,3325,754
201212,8512816,1050
201117,934019,8030
201017,452023,9950
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities22,105
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1,191
  3. Researchers138
  4. EU Blue Card30
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
331,747
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
57,652
Changed status into work, 2025
6,340
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
36
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
3,346
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Spain in Colombia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBogotáexteriores.gob.es
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Colombia ranks 1.

Inflows to Spain, 2023
  1. Colombia170,722
  2. Morocco123,468
  3. Venezuela88,361
  4. Peru66,933
  5. Italy48,089
  6. Romania45,663
  7. Argentina35,041
  8. Ukraine34,385
  9. Honduras32,357
  10. Paraguay24,324
  11. Ecuador21,762
  12. Russia21,617
Other destinations for people from Colombia, 2023
  1. United States26,150
  2. Chile15,049
  3. Germany8,111
  4. Mexico5,333
  5. Canada4,660
  6. Italy3,559
  7. Australia1,769
  8. France1,258
  9. Netherlands1,243
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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