First residence permits — work

In 2021, Poland's first residence permits increased by 57.3% compared to 2020, reaching 790,070.

Poland accounts for 58.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

Poland ranks 1st 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 59.9% (from 493,960 in 2016).

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