First residence permits — education

In 2023, Portugal's first residence permits increased by 145.9% compared to 2022, reaching 23,878.

Portugal accounts for 4.4% of the EU-27 total of 544,840.

Portugal ranks 7th 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 185.3% (from 8,369 in 2018).

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