ES · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Spain, 2016
First residence permits — work
38,154
Spain, 2016
▼ 8.2% vs 2015 (41,566)
Analysis
In 2016, Spain's first residence permits decreased by 8.2% compared to 2015, reaching 38,154.
Spain accounts for 5.2% of the EU-27 total of 736,930.
Spain ranks 3rd 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 55.9% (from 86,468 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
5.2%
EU-27: 736,930
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst