First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Romania
Romania: First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8.8% for first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Romania peaked at 45.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2025.
That places Romania 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31.6% | — |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 31.6% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 15.5% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Romania?
- First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Romania was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence permits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).