37 Lakh New Resident Permits issued by EU nations

Highlights: EU countries issued 3.7 Million Resident Permits

• The United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC) revealed EU Immigration Stats.
• Around 3.7 Million resident permits were issued by the EU State Members in 2022.
• The last three years have witnessed a surge in resident and asylum applications.
• According to reports, 12.5% of foreign nationals are said to be residing in the EU countries.  

 

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Immigration Stats of European Union Member States

The United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC) recently released data about the permits issued by the EU state members. There was a significant rise in Asylum applications, tallying up to over 800,000, which was 52% more compared to the previous year's stats.

 

The table given below depicts the total number of permits issued by the EU countries:

Year	Number of Resident permits issued
2022	3.7 Million
2021	2.9 Million
2019	3 Million

 

 

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EU Registered 5.3% of non-EU citizens last year!  

23.8 million non-EU citizens have been registered as the total population of the EU as of January 1, 2022, while the 27 EU countries collectively boast a population of 447 million inhabitants.

 

According to the data released by the UNRIC, the four countries mentioned below take up three-quarters of the Non-EU crowd:

• Germany
• Spain
• France
• Italy

 

The table given below has details of foreign nationals and the percentage of crowd that has migrated to the EU:

 

Country	Percentage of Immigrants
Switzerland	30.2 %
Australia	29.20%
Iceland	20.10%
Norway	16.10%
United States	13.50%

 

 

Migrants Contributing to the Labor Shortage in the EU

The foreign immigrants moving to the EU countries are said to promote labor scarcity in the EU. 9.93 million non-EU citizens were employed in the EU, constituting up to 5.1% of the workforce.

The European employment rate was at 77%, which was high compared to the 62% of the non-Europeans.

 

The table given has the sector-wise distribution of Non-EU workers as of 2022:

 

Sector	Percentage of Workers
Hotels and Restaurants	11.30%
Construction	9.10%
Call centres	7.60%
Logistics and Distribution	7.60%
Domestic work	5.90%

 

 

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