Western Europe
Making aliyah from Spain
988 people moved from Spain to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 101 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Spain specifically.
Olim in 2025
101
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
988
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2019
105 arrivals
Most chosen town
Jerusalem
227 people
Settlement concentration
Not ranked: Spain has fewer than 1,000 olim on the detailed record, so its top three towns say more about one absorption programme than about a pattern.
The record
Aliyah from Spain, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Spain by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Jerusalem227
- 2Tel Aviv-Yafo178
- 3Ra'anana69
- 4Netanya54
- 5Ashdod39
- 6Ramat Gan32
- 7Herzliya30
- 8Haifa29
- 9Beit Shemesh25
- 10Rishon LeZion22
Age on arrival
17% arrived as children, 9% at 65 or over.
- 10-17164
- 218-24254
- 325-34195
- 435-49157
- 550-64133
- 665+85
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Student154
- 2Not stated109
- 3School pupil103
- 4Retired60
- 5Economist38
- 6Professional services20
- 7Administrative manager19
- 8Unskilled17
Destination
More went to Jerusalem than anywhere else
227 of the 988 arrivals from Spain registered in Jerusalem, ahead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ra'anana, Netanya.
That is 23% of everyone arriving from Spain, against 8.2% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Spain
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights, with group flights organised around the summer and holiday periods in the larger communities.
Western European olim concentrate on the coastal centre: Netanya, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ra'anana.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Spain compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Western Europe
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Spain each year?+
101 in 2025, and 988 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2019, with 105 arrivals.
Where do olim from Spain settle?+
Jerusalem takes the largest share, followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ra'anana, Netanya. 23% of olim from Spain settled in Jerusalem, against 8.2% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Spain?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Spain mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 988 arrivals recorded, 17% were children under 18 and 9% were 65 or over. That skews towards adults moving without school-age children.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.