ES · 2016 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — family

Spain, 2016

First residence permits — family
115,143
Spain, 2016
▲ 12.4% vs 2015 (102,454)
Analysis

In 2016, Spain's first residence permits increased by 12.4% compared to 2015, reaching 115,143.

Spain accounts for 16.7% of the EU-27 total of 689,513.

Spain ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.2% (from 148,061 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
16.7%
EU-27: 689,513
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