First residence permits — work

In 2021, Netherlands's first residence permits increased by 55.6% compared to 2020, reaching 20,769.

Netherlands accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

Netherlands ranks 12th 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 42.0% (from 14,621 in 2016).

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