ES · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Spain, 2022
First residence permits — work
140,034
Spain, 2022
▲ 58.9% vs 2021 (88,119)
Analysis
In 2022, Spain's first residence permits increased by 58.9% compared to 2021, reaching 140,034.
Spain accounts for 11.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,265,871.
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 228.2% (from 42,672 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
11.1%
EU-27: 1,265,871
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst