First residence permits — work

In 2024, Netherlands's first residence permits decreased by 14.7% compared to 2023, reaching 23,415.

Netherlands accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Netherlands ranks 11th 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 6.3% (from 22,030 in 2019).

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