PT · 2017 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — family

Portugal, 2017

First residence permits — family
17,840
Portugal, 2017
▲ 39.9% vs 2016 (12,755)
Analysis

In 2017, Portugal's first residence permits increased by 39.9% compared to 2016, reaching 17,840.

Portugal accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 736,199.

Portugal ranks 8th 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 21.7% (from 14,654 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.4%
EU-27: 736,199
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