All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2021, Portugal's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year increased by 15.8% compared to 2020, reaching 529,718.

Portugal accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 22,832,770.

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 89.5% (from 279,469 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00171, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.