First residence permits — education

In 2024, Poland's first residence permits decreased by 21.1% compared to 2023, reaching 24,390.

Poland accounts for 4.4% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

Poland ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.5% (from 20,760 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.