PT · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Portugal, 2022
First residence permits — work
53,194
Portugal, 2022
▲ 37.6% vs 2021 (38,659)
Analysis
In 2022, Portugal's first residence permits increased by 37.6% compared to 2021, reaching 53,194.
Portugal accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,265,871.
Portugal ranks 7th 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 551.6% (from 8,164 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
4.2%
EU-27: 1,265,871
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst