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Spain → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Spain
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
10,447
Change since 2018
+61.1%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
3.61%
Inflow 202310,447OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Spain to the Netherlands

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

Inflows by year

5,28611k200020032006200920122015201820212023
5,28611k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,286
20011,362
20021,394
20031,303
20041,291
20051,259
20061,379
20071,539
20082,279
20092,631
20103,149
20113,680
20124,645
20135,256
20145,047
20154,957
20165,160
20175,851
20186,483
20197,598
20206,279
20218,904
202210,571
202310,447
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—50,463—
202310,44746,910232
202210,57142,054131
20218,90437,433178
20206,27935,624172
20197,59832,726120
20186,48330,331118
20175,85128,285158
20165,16026,773112
20154,95725,33375
20145,04723,883119
20135,25621,94094
20124,64520,294115
20113,68019,23379
20103,14918,132107
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

22k44k19901995200020052010201520202024
22k44k19902000201020202024
Data table
199017,333
199517,437
200018,158
200518,303
201019,942
201525,730
202033,171
202443,909
Estimate, 2024
43,909
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.5%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
18
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

The Netherlands' consulates in Spain

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024100—
2022100—
2021220—
2020420—
2019210—
2016110—
2014110—
2013110—
201123170—
2010373112.7%
200914140—

Applications by year

193720092010201120132014201620192020202120222024
1937200920112014201920212024
Data table
200914
201037
201123
20131
20141
20161
20192
20204
20212
20221
20241
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyMadrid—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Spain ranks 9.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from Spain, 2023
  1. Germany21,916
  2. France9,628
  3. Switzerland8,964
  4. United States6,460
  5. Belgium6,420
  6. Portugal4,283
  7. Italy2,537
  8. Denmark2,288
  9. Austria2,010
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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