ES · 2021 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — work

Spain, 2021

First residence permits — work
88,119
Spain, 2021
▲ 8.6% vs 2020 (81,158)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's first residence permits increased by 8.6% compared to 2020, reaching 88,119.

Spain accounts for 6.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

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 grown by 131.0% (from 38,154 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
6.5%
EU-27: 1,362,306
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