First residence permits — other

In 2024, Portugal's first residence permits increased by 67.3% compared to 2023, reaching 20,501.

Portugal accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 888,784.

Portugal ranks 10th 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 196.4% (from 6,917 in 2019).

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