PT · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Portugal, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
34,073
Portugal, 2017
▲ 32.4% vs 2016 (25,728)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 32.4% compared to 2016, reaching 34,073.
Portugal accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
Portugal ranks 13th 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 4.6% (from 32,590 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.3%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst