PT · 2023 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Portugal, 2023
First residence permits issued (total)
135,907
Portugal, 2023
▲ 25.0% vs 2022 (108,684)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 25.0% compared to 2022, reaching 135,907.
Portugal accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,821,562.
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 120.1% (from 61,741 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
3.6%
EU-27: 3,821,562
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst