First residence permits — work

In 2024, Hungary's first residence permits increased by 4.0% compared to 2023, reaching 55,706.

Hungary accounts for 5.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Hungary 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 43.3% (from 38,875 in 2019).

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