How many Brazilians moved to Europe in 2025?

170,356 Brazilian citizens received a first residence permit in one of the 27 EU countries in 2025, according to Eurostat (data updated on 22 October 2026). That is 90,507 more than in 2024 (79,849), a change of +113.3%. Part of the change may come from Portugal, where Eurostat marks a break in the time series in 2025. The most went to Portugal (115,709), Spain (12,457) and Ireland (11,920). Another 2,526 received one in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Outside the EU and EFTA, in 2025, 5,115 Brazilian citizens became permanent residents of Canada (IRCC), and the UK granted Brazilian citizens 3,207 work, study and family visas (Home Office).

First residence permits in the EUBrazilian citizens · 2025

27 EU countries · Brazilian citizens · 2025: 170,356 first residence permits

79,849in 2024

+113.3%change on 2024

2,526Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland (+0.6%)

14European countries with 500+ permits

By reason: work 109,821 (64.5%), family 28,598 (16.8%), education 19,578 (11.5%), other reasons 12,359 (7.3%).

Source: Eurostat, First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship (migr_resfirst), data updated on 22 October 2026, downloaded on 28 October 2026 (definitions). First residence permits, persons. Re-use: Eurostat copyright notice (free re-use with acknowledgement, CC BY 4.0).

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the number of Brazilian citizens who received a residence permit in an EU country for the first time in 2025: a permit valid for at least 3 months, for family, education, work or other reasons. A permit also counts as "first" when the person had none for the same reason in the 6 months before.
It is not a count of moves: some people who receive a permit never move, or leave soon after, and someone who received permits in two countries is counted in both.
It leaves out Brazilians who also hold an EU passport (the statistics cover non-EU citizens only), stays shorter than 3 months and renewed permits.
It is not the number of Brazilians living in an EU country, which is much larger.

Ireland: PPS numbers by month

Ireland also publishes a monthly count by nationality: 11,287 PPS numbers allocated to Brazilian citizens from January to September 2026, 13,188 in 2025 (Department of Social Protection, data to September 2026). A PPS number is not a count of arrivals.

How many Brazilians moved to Ireland: PPS numbers month by month

Source: Department of Social Protection (Ireland), Annual Allocations: PPS Numbers (gov.ie, page updated on 21 October 2026): PPSN registrations by year, month and country and by year and country (CSV, downloaded on 30 October 2026), data to September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (data.gov.ie).

How many Brazilians moved to each EU country in 2025

First residence permits issued to Brazilian citizens, by EU country, from the most. Tap a column heading to sort. Countries with at least 500 permits in 2025 have their own page.

First residence permits issued to Brazilian citizens by EU country, 2025 and 2024, with reasons for 2025

Portugal	115,709^b	29,752	+288.9%	7,160	2,844	99,145^b	6,560
Spain	12,457	11,913	+4.6%	6,924	2,053	2,624	856
Ireland	11,920^u	10,551	+13.0%	1,297^u	8,432^u	1,315^u	876^u
France	7,286	6,739	+8.1%	2,386	2,420	1,776	704
Italy	6,484	4,246	+52.7%	3,870	765	343	1,506
Germany	5,890	5,491	+7.3%	2,766	1,535	1,499	90
Belgium	2,363	2,359	+0.2%	1,294	200	174	695
Netherlands	2,312	2,446	−5.5%	837	282	518	675
Sweden	883	1,059	−16.6%	435	154	267	27
Denmark	796	926	−14.0%	198	135	451	12
Malta	761	712	+6.9%	115	299	337	10
Poland	602	542	+11.1%	92	88	278	144
Austria	581	621	−6.4%	324	77	149	31
Hungary	489	625	−21.8%	85	86	238	80
Luxembourg	484	567	−14.6%	371	29	74	10
Czechia	250	231	+8.2%	83	77	65	25
Finland	231	243	−4.9%	94	41	91	5
Romania	157	157	0.0%	59	13	62	23
Croatia	135	221	−38.9%	34	2	95	4
Cyprus	115	66	+74.2%	18	3	81	13
Lithuania	88	47	+87.2%	8	5	75	0
Estonia	76	57	+33.3%	36	5	35	0
Greece	76	92	−17.4%	32	1	36	7
Bulgaria	66	51	+29.4%	34	1	31	0
Slovakia	58	59	−1.7%	8	13	33	4
Slovenia	44	28	+57.1%	20	12	12	0
Latvia	43	48	−10.4%	18	6	17	2
EU-27 total	170,356	79,849	+113.3%	28,598	19,578	109,821	12,359

b = Eurostat marks a break in the time series in 2025 for Portugal: the change from 2024 may partly reflect a change in how permits are counted. u = Eurostat marks the 2025 figures for Ireland as having low reliability.

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

First residence permits issued to Brazilian citizens by EFTA countries, 2025 and 2024
Country	2025	2024	Change	Family	Education	Work	Other
Switzerland	1,966	1,980	−0.7%	1,217	291	280	178
Norway	487	442	+10.2%	260	96	125	6
Liechtenstein	47	50	−6.0%	21	0	24	2
Iceland	26	38	−31.6%	17	2	7	0

Source: Eurostat, First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship (migr_resfirst), data updated on 22 October 2026, downloaded on 28 October 2026 (definitions). First residence permits, persons. These four countries are not in the EU total. Re-use: Eurostat copyright notice (free re-use with acknowledgement, CC BY 4.0).

Brazilians moving to the EU, year by year (2019–2025)

First residence permits issued to Brazilian citizens in the 27 EU countries by year and reason
Year	All reasons	Family	Education	Work	Other	Valid 12+ months
2019	101,713	38,426	26,923	28,736	7,628	–
2020	74,579	32,669	13,200	23,819	4,891	–
2021	74,081	30,583	11,293	27,334	4,871	65,240
2022	105,671	37,449	23,923	37,044	7,255	82,041
2023	92,362	32,727	26,060	25,817	7,758	71,387
2024	79,849	26,424	19,996	22,110	11,319	57,648
2025	170,356	28,598	19,578	109,821	12,359	145,705

Source: Eurostat, First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship (migr_resfirst), data updated on 22 October 2026, downloaded on 28 October 2026 (definitions). First residence permits, persons. EU-27 = the 27 current EU countries in every year. Eurostat revises past years when countries correct their data. Re-use: Eurostat copyright notice (free re-use with acknowledgement, CC BY 4.0).

Canada and United Kingdom

Canada and the UK publish different figures, so they are not added to the European total: Canada counts new permanent residents by citizenship; the UK counts work, study and family visas granted.

Canada5,115 new permanent residents in 2025
−14.5% on 2024 · IRCC United Kingdom3,207 work, study and family visas granted in 2025
−13.7% on 2024 · Home Office

Questions people ask

How many Brazilians moved to Europe in 2025?

170,356 Brazilian citizens received a first residence permit in an EU country in 2025 (Eurostat). That is 90,507 more than in 2024 (79,849), a change of +113.3%. Another 2,526 received one in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

Which European country do most Brazilians move to?

In 2025 the EU countries that issued the most first permits to Brazilian citizens were Portugal (115,709), Spain (12,457) and Ireland (11,920).

How many Brazilians moved to Portugal in 2025?

115,709 Brazilian citizens received a first residence permit in Portugal in 2025. Details by reason and year.

How many Brazilians moved to Spain in 2025?

12,457 Brazilian citizens received a first residence permit in Spain in 2025. Details by reason and year.

How many Brazilians moved to Canada in 2025?

5,115 Brazilian citizens became permanent residents of Canada in 2025 (IRCC). Year by year.

How many Brazilians moved to the UK in 2025?

The UK granted 3,207 work, study and family visas to Brazilian citizens in 2025 (Home Office). By type and year.

How many Brazilians moved to Ireland in 2026?

Ireland allocated 11,287 PPS numbers to Brazilian citizens from January to September 2026 (Department of Social Protection); PPS numbers allocated are not the same as people who moved. Month by month.

Is this the number of Brazilians living in Europe?

No. These are new permits issued in 2025. Brazilians who have lived in Europe for years, renewed their permits or hold an EU passport are not counted.

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