| Spaniards who have not always resided in Spain and foreigners, according to their year of arrival to Spain by country of nationality. 52-Melilla |
| TOTAL | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1991-1995 | 1981-1990 | 1971-1980 | 1961-1970 | Before 1961 | |||
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 12085 | 217 | 305 | 375 | 381 | 277 | 293 | 1457 | 2612 | 1725 | 1521 | 2922 |
| Europe | TOTAL | TOTAL | 5601 | 84 | 64 | 76 | 87 | 69 | 56 | 284 | 796 | 831 | 973 | 2281 |
| European Union | TOTAL | 5587 | 81 | 64 | 75 | 86 | 69 | 56 | 280 | 793 | 829 | 973 | 2281 | |
| Spain | 5345 | 52 | 43 | 51 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 245 | 760 | 809 | 961 | 2263 | ||
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Belgium | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| France | 69 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Germany | 51 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Italy | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Portugal | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sweden | 18 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| United Kingdom | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Others countries in Europe | TOTAL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rumania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rest of countries in Europe | TOTAL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Africa | TOTAL | TOTAL | 6413 | 132 | 230 | 291 | 293 | 205 | 230 | 1162 | 1803 | 885 | 543 | 639 |
| African countries with greater representation in Spain | TOTAL | 6404 | 132 | 230 | 291 | 293 | 204 | 230 | 1156 | 1803 | 884 | 543 | 638 | |
| Algeria | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morocco | 6385 | 130 | 230 | 291 | 292 | 203 | 230 | 1152 | 1798 | 879 | 543 | 637 | ||
| Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rest of countries in Africa | TOTAL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Togo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| America | TOTAL | TOTAL | 49 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Central America | TOTAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cuba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rest of countries in Central America | TOTAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| North America | TOTAL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| United States of America | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South America | TOTAL | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Argentina | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colombia | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Asia | TOTAL | TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Asian countries with greater representation in Spain | TOTAL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| India | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Others countries in Asia | TOTAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stateless | TOTAL | TOTAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stateless | TOTAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stateless | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||