First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Hungary's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 13.1% compared to 2023, reaching 87,624.

Hungary accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Hungary ranks 10th 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 41.2% (from 62,073 in 2019).

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