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Guinea → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Guinea
To
Spain
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,674
Change since 2018
+45.7%
Share of all arrivals in Spain, 2023
0.16%
Inflow 20231,674OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Guinea to Spain

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

Inflows by year

9721,944200020032006200920122015201820212023
9721,9442000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000515
2001516
2002462
2003693
20041,774
20051,768
20061,500
20071,944
20081,757
20091,268
2010892
2011733
2012673
2013620
2014631
2015709
2016797
2017744
20181,149
20191,502
2020775
20211,679
20221,634
20231,674
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—11,074—
20231,67411,092542
20221,63410,956540
20211,67911,258491
20207759,476385
20191,5028,685304
20181,1498,340270
20177448,601301
20167978,784528
20157088,941371
20146319,347391
201362010,308276
201267310,836105
201173311,540118
201089211,78585
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Spain's consulates in Guinea

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,31579430423.1%
20231,27293016913.3%
20221,05267921220.2%
20215283008816.7%
20202661166524.4%
201995047941844.0%
201854522528652.5%
201759318134458.0%
201667619441661.5%
201574428743558.5%
20141,38461671451.6%
20131,44890833423.1%
20121,39285548234.6%
20111,08565737534.6%
201069341234950.4%
200975740436548.2%

Applications by year

7241,4482009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
7241,448200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009757
2010693
20111,085
20121,392
20131,448
20141,384
2015744
2016676
2017593
2018545
2019950
2020266
2021528
20221,052
20231,272
20241,315
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 Guinea (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family455
  2. Other reasons233
  3. Work229
  4. Education75
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025992000
2024916044749
20231,133054239
2022983054032
2021864049138
2020465038538
2019458030422
2018331027047
2017397030162
2016487052868
201548203710
201451903910
20135700276117
201273101080
201193101180
20108410850
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities228
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
11,432
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
608
Changed status into work, 2025
91
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 Guinea, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Guinea ranks 47.

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 Guinea, 2023
  1. France6,223
  2. Germany4,487
  3. Italy2,334
  4. Belgium1,927
  5. United States1,510
  6. Canada520
  7. Portugal344
  8. Türkiye144
  9. Luxembourg138
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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