First residence permits — work

In 2024, France's first residence permits decreased by 0.3% compared to 2023, reaching 58,603.

France accounts for 5.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

France ranks 6th 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 47.8% (from 39,652 in 2019).

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