First residence permits — work

In 2021, Portugal's first residence permits increased by 18.3% compared to 2020, reaching 38,659.

Portugal accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

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 567.6% (from 5,791 in 2016).

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