PT · 2023 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Portugal, 2023
First residence permits — work
55,161
Portugal, 2023
▲ 3.7% vs 2022 (53,194)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's first residence permits increased by 3.7% compared to 2022, reaching 55,161.
Portugal accounts for 4.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,275,215.
Portugal ranks 6th 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 172.3% (from 20,256 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
4.3%
EU-27: 1,275,215
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst