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Netherlands → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Netherlands
To
Spain
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
8,956
Change since 2018
+95.4%
Share of all arrivals in Spain, 2023
0.86%
Inflow 20238,956OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Netherlands to Spain

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

Inflows by year

4,4788,956200020032006200920122015201820212023
4,4788,9562000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20002,151
20012,376
20022,785
20032,954
20044,519
20055,373
20065,755
20075,521
20083,796
20092,994
20102,987
20113,153
20122,887
20132,915
20142,973
20153,251
20163,703
20174,367
20184,584
20194,609
20203,830
20218,935
20228,662
20238,956
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—58,048—
20238,95655,41731
20228,66251,32932
20218,93547,63828
20203,83051,38518
20194,60949,62520
20184,58447,8528
20174,36747,31910
20163,70346,49114
20153,25046,11415
20142,97246,36514
20132,91546,96917
20122,88746,31117
20113,15345,81432
20102,98746,01318
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

29k57k19901995200020052010201520202024
29k57k19902000201020202024
Data table
199014,387
199517,803
200021,865
200536,403
201046,628
201544,627
202047,465
202457,390
Estimate, 2024
57,390
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.65%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
34
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 the Netherlands

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2021120—
2019540—
2018440—
2017850—
20161090—
201520150—
201426200—
201332210—
2012311839.7%
2011413012.4%
20102115733.3%
200932210—

Applications by year

2141200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021
21412009201120132015201720192021
Data table
200932
201021
201141
201231
201332
201426
201520
201610
20178
20184
20195
20211
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; the Netherlands ranks 29.

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 the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Germany7,550
  2. Belgium7,385
  3. Portugal3,177
  4. France2,341
  5. Sweden1,648
  6. Switzerland1,590
  7. United States1,500
  8. Japan1,387
  9. Denmark1,165
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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