First residence permits — education

In 2021, Poland's first residence permits increased by 67.4% compared to 2020, reaching 45,596.

Poland accounts for 11.5% of the EU-27 total of 397,933.

Poland ranks 4th 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 39.5% (from 32,676 in 2016).

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