ES · 2021 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — other

Spain, 2021

First residence permits — other
73,318
Spain, 2021
▼ 11.6% vs 2020 (82,909)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's first residence permits decreased by 11.6% compared to 2020, reaching 73,318.

Spain accounts for 10.5% of the EU-27 total of 697,349.

Spain ranks 4th 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 224.4% (from 22,600 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
10.5%
EU-27: 697,349
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