First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Slovenia's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 14.1% compared to 2023, reaching 27,378.

Slovenia accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Slovenia ranks 22nd 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 13.1% (from 31,517 in 2019).

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