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Nepal → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Nepal
To
Spain
Inflow 2023—OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Nepal to Spain

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

Inflows by year

44388620002003200620092012201520182019
443886200020042008201220162019
Data table
200015
200135
200238
200374
2004193
2005224
2006403
2007876
2008626
2009422
2010388
2011431
2012571
2013487
2014362
2015309
2016420
2017622
2018886
2019634
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——264
2022——188
2021——108
2020—5,07070
20196344,57341
20188863,75224
20176223,2279
20164192,92134
20153082,74622
20143612,58918
20134862,39317
20125702,05614
20114312,0842
20103882,0279
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Residence permits in Spain

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family364
  2. Work87
  3. Other reasons40
  4. Education29
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025520000
2024489028062
2023520026435
2022613018841
2021593010845
202058007042
201948704137
201849802438
20173720925
201643103415
20154800220
20144060180
201330401714
2012287050
2011366020
2010276090
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities84
  2. Researchers2
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
5,546
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
319
Changed status into work, 2025
26
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Nepal ranks 137.

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 Nepal, 2023
  1. Japan39,564
  2. South Korea20,147
  3. Australia13,771
  4. United States11,150
  5. New Zealand2,811
  6. Denmark2,149
  7. Canada1,760
  8. Germany1,470
  9. Finland1,319
  10. Belgium427
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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