PT · 2018 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Portugal, 2018
First residence permits issued (total)
61,741
Portugal, 2018
▲ 81.2% vs 2017 (34,073)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 81.2% compared to 2017, reaching 61,741.
Portugal accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,791,528.
Portugal ranks 9th 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 132.2% (from 26,593 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
2.2%
EU-27: 2,791,528
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst