What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between France and Spain?

316,230 immigrants, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Spain: Total number of international immigrants

France

9.19 million immigrants

in 2024

Spain

8.87 million immigrants

in 2024

France rank

5th

Spain rank

6th

Total number of international immigrants over time

France
Spain

How they compare

France currently reports 9.19 million immigrants against 8.87 million immigrants in Spain, a difference of 316,230 immigrants.

Across all 8 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 232 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.91 million immigrants	1.04 million immigrants	4.88 million immigrants	France
2000s	6.49 million immigrants	3.20 million immigrants	3.29 million immigrants	France
2010s	7.65 million immigrants	6.09 million immigrants	1.56 million immigrants	France
2020s	8.90 million immigrants	8.01 million immigrants	890,410 immigrants	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, France or Spain?: France, at 9.19 million immigrants against 8.87 million immigrants in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between France and Spain?: 316,230 immigrants, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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