ES · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Spain, 2017
First residence permits — work
42,672
Spain, 2017
▲ 11.8% vs 2016 (38,154)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's first residence permits increased by 11.8% compared to 2016, reaching 42,672.
Spain accounts for 4.7% of the EU-27 total of 904,080.
Spain ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 33.0% (from 63,713 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
4.7%
EU-27: 904,080
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst