ES · 2017 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — work

Spain, 2017

First residence permits — work
42,672
Spain, 2017
▲ 11.8% vs 2016 (38,154)
Analysis

In 2017, Spain's first residence permits increased by 11.8% compared to 2016, reaching 42,672.

Spain accounts for 4.7% of the EU-27 total of 904,080.

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 33.0% (from 63,713 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
4.7%
EU-27: 904,080
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