First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Romania's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 0.3% compared to 2023, reaching 57,111.

Romania accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Romania ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 110.7% (from 27,103 in 2019).

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