First residence permits — work

In 2024, Romania's first residence permits decreased by 1.3% compared to 2023, reaching 44,084.

Romania accounts for 4.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Romania 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 168.9% (from 16,394 in 2019).

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