First residence permits — work

In 2021, Romania's first residence permits increased by 67.0% compared to 2020, reaching 18,011.

Romania accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

Romania 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 919.9% (from 1,766 in 2016).

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