Public Schengen visa statistics

Spain Schengen visa statistics

Spain hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.

Explore Spain Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 1,713,550 applications in 2025 and a 13.9% weighted rejection rate.

Applications
1,713,550
Visas issued
1,396,760
Not issued
238,993
Weighted rejection rate
13.9%
Latest year
2025
Confidence
High confidence

How this rate is calculated

Weighted rejection rate is calculated as total not-issued uniform visa applications divided by total uniform applications for the rows on this page. It is historical context, not an official decision or a legal prediction.

Yearly trend

YearApplicationsNot issuedRejection rate
20181,701,379157,4949.3%
20191,912,500191,90910.0%
2020340,06255,67316.4%
2021483,46969,86314.5%
20221,197,457227,71219.0%
20231,413,222251,47017.8%
20241,634,887244,43215.0%
20251,713,550238,99313.9%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Spain Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
In 2025, consulates recorded about 1,713,550 Spain Schengen visa applications, of which 238,993 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 13.9%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
How many Spain Schengen visa applications were recorded?
About 1,713,550 Spain Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 238,993 were not issued.
Do these statistics guarantee my Spain visa outcome?
No. These are historical, aggregate statistics from official sources. Every application is decided individually on its own merits by the relevant consulate, so a high or low rejection rate does not guarantee any specific result.

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