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Morocco → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Morocco
To
Spain
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
123,468
Change since 2018
+102.6%
Share of all arrivals in Spain, 2023
11.90%
Inflow 2023123,468OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Morocco to Spain

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

Inflows by year

62k123k200020032006200920122015201820212023
62k123k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200038,344
200139,517
200240,172
200341,171
200473,380
200582,519
200678,512
200784,978
200871,761
200943,178
201030,169
201127,978
201222,444
201320,516
201419,994
201523,831
201629,712
201739,841
201860,935
201972,866
202044,940
202199,460
2022113,725
2023123,468
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—920,693—
2023123,468893,95354,027
2022113,725866,73255,463
202199,460860,22142,000
202044,940760,71628,240
201972,866713,77524,527
201860,935682,02225,315
201739,841665,60317,082
201629,711680,48537,010
201523,830688,69324,286
201419,993717,99134,806
201320,515759,27231,674
201222,444771,63216,163
201127,978774,24114,427
201030,169761,15910,703
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

544k1.09M19901995200020052010201520202024
544k1.09M19902000201020202024
Data table
199099,697
1995166,579
2000274,151
2005547,494
2010766,047
2015736,479
2020914,262
20241,088,408
Estimate, 2024
1,088,408
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
12.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
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 Morocco

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024216,985142,14847,49521.9%
2023189,126123,27051,28127.1%
2022201,584136,82850,03324.8%
202184,49959,53615,13717.9%
202068,97145,66119,65128.5%
2019222,538166,62545,21120.3%
2018200,968157,32233,52016.7%
2017194,075158,73428,20714.5%
2016185,503150,19725,05813.5%
2015165,924138,68222,67513.7%
2014155,690123,68523,57815.1%
2013145,866118,03919,42513.3%
2012139,134117,54613,1209.4%
2011136,453118,92611,4188.4%
2010125,002109,06610,0848.1%
2009113,70398,59811,52710.1%

Applications by year

111k223k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
111k223k200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009113,703
2010125,002
2011136,453
2012139,134
2013145,866
2014155,690
2015165,924
2016185,503
2017194,075
2018200,968
2019222,538
202068,971
202184,499
2022201,584
2023189,126
2024216,985
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 Morocco (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family49,965
  2. Education17,438
  3. Work14,621
  4. Other reasons6,383
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202588,4071000
202492,817742,9105,151
202389,501254,0274,339
202274,900055,4633,737
202175,619042,0003,205
202069,454128,2402,719
201962,996024,5272,368
201857,332425,3151,967
201744,644017,0821,700
201639,570337,0101,398
201537,184024,2860
201436,362034,8060
201337,436131,6743,071
201242,12119,3090
201150,598014,4270
201052,293010,7030
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities14,536
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)68
  3. Researchers15
  4. EU Blue Card2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
945,112
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
44,319
Changed status into work, 2025
15,163
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
2
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
15,157
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 Morocco, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyRabatexteriores.gob.es
Consulate-generalAgadir—
Consulate-generalCasablanca—
Consulate-generalLarache—
Consulate-generalNador—
Consulate-generalRabat—
Consulate-generalTangier—
Consulate-generalTétouan—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Morocco ranks 2.

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 Morocco, 2023
  1. Italy20,928
  2. France17,703
  3. Germany14,841
  4. Canada6,410
  5. Belgium6,155
  6. United States5,810
  7. Türkiye3,310
  8. Netherlands2,218
  9. Portugal1,190
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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