PT · 2022 · migr_acq
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
Portugal, 2022
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
20,844
Portugal, 2022
▼ 15.0% vs 2021 (24,516)
Analysis
In 2022, Portugal's acquisitions of EU citizenship decreased by 15.0% compared to 2021, reaching 20,844.
Portugal accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 990,857.
Portugal ranks 8th 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 15.7% (from 18,022 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_acq, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
2.1%
EU-27: 990,857
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_acq