PT · 2015 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits issued (total)

Portugal, 2015

First residence permits issued (total)
29,021
Portugal, 2015
▼ 2.5% vs 2014 (29,764)
Analysis

In 2015, Portugal's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 2.5% compared to 2014, reaching 29,021.

Portugal accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,992,551.

Portugal ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 21.6% (from 37,010 in 2010).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
1.5%
EU-27: 1,992,551
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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