First residence permits — work

In 2024, Slovakia's first residence permits decreased by 38.2% compared to 2023, reaching 12,390.

Slovakia accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Slovakia ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 40.7% (from 20,885 in 2019).

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