How many Filipinos moved to Europe in 2025?

71,280 Filipino 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 14,857 more than in 2024 (56,423), a change of +26.3%. The most went to Hungary (12,281), Croatia (6,100) and Czechia (5,572). Another 2,686 received one in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Outside the EU and EFTA, in 2025, 25,235 Filipino citizens became permanent residents of Canada (IRCC), and the UK granted Filipino citizens 19,340 work, study and family visas (Home Office).

First residence permits in the EUFilipino citizens · 2025

27 EU countries · Filipino citizens · 2025: 71,280 first residence permits

56,423in 2024

+26.3%change on 2024

2,686Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland (+4.1%)

25European countries with 500+ permits

By reason: work 50,944 (71.5%), family 13,221 (18.5%), other reasons 3,918 (5.5%), education 3,197 (4.5%).

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 Filipino 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 Filipinos 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 Filipinos living in an EU country, which is much larger.

Ireland: PPS numbers by month

Ireland also publishes a monthly count by nationality: 2,894 PPS numbers allocated to Filipino citizens from January to September 2026, 3,087 in 2025 (Department of Social Protection, data to September 2026). A PPS number is not a count of arrivals.

How many Filipinos 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 Filipinos moved to each EU country in 2025

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

Hungary	12,281	4,728	+159.8%	76	78	12,108	19
Croatia	6,100	5,856	+4.2%	115	1	5,981	3
Czechia	5,572	4,393	+26.8%	307	37	5,217	11
Germany	5,341	4,473	+19.4%	2,466	742	2,057	76
Italy	4,350	2,465	+76.5%	2,288	130	1,145	787
Poland	4,270	7,377	−42.1%	183	112	3,847	128
Spain	3,920	3,677	+6.6%	1,838	678	1,128	276
Finland	3,385	3,490	−3.0%	2,085	315	975	10
Greece	3,340	1,727	+93.4%	73	4	3,158	105
Ireland	2,649^u	3,129	−15.3%	68^u	77^u	2,030^u	474^u
Lithuania	2,417	466	+418.7%	48	25	2,344	0
Denmark	2,340	1,916	+22.1%	275	34	1,504	527
Netherlands	2,314	2,246	+3.0%	795	64	450	1,005
Malta	1,973	1,999	−1.3%	263	31	1,675	4
Cyprus	1,907	2,075	−8.1%	151	47	1,674	35
Romania	1,683	914	+84.1%	128	14	1,540	1
France	1,465	1,517	−3.4%	619	283	404	159
Slovakia	1,375	365	+276.7%	23	2	1,350	0
Sweden	1,088	1,087	+0.1%	575	305	137	71
Belgium	739	718	+2.9%	270	79	276	114
Slovenia	722	373	+93.6%	64	4	654	0
Portugal	707^b	311	+127.3%	125	6	514^b	62
Austria	695	621	+11.9%	253	35	363	44
Bulgaria	253	133	+90.2%	57	4	187	5
Latvia	175	104	+68.3%	11	7	156	1
Luxembourg	154	160	−3.8%	45	78	31	0
Estonia	65	103	−36.9%	20	5	39	1
EU-27 total	71,280	56,423	+26.3%	13,221	3,197	50,944	3,918

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 Filipino citizens by EFTA countries, 2025 and 2024
Country	2025	2024	Change	Family	Education	Work	Other
Norway	1,426	1,400	+1.9%	715	95	597	19
Switzerland	906	809	+12.0%	269	53	466	118
Iceland	346	361	−4.2%	169	159	18	0
Liechtenstein	8	9	−11.1%	7	0	1	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).

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

First residence permits issued to Filipino citizens in the 27 EU countries by year and reason
Year	All reasons	Family	Education	Work	Other	Valid 12+ months
2019	27,338	8,540	1,419	14,721	2,658	–
2020	19,140	6,093	1,121	10,056	1,870	–
2021	28,418	7,683	2,003	16,639	2,093	18,638
2022	46,404	9,293	2,526	30,803	3,782	31,943
2023	58,880	11,245	2,837	41,364	3,434	40,019
2024	56,423	11,359	2,603	38,767	3,694	37,948
2025	71,280	13,221	3,197	50,944	3,918	54,715

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.

Canada25,235 new permanent residents in 2025
−21.9% on 2024 · IRCC United Kingdom19,340 work, study and family visas granted in 2025
−20.6% on 2024 · Home Office

Questions people ask

How many Filipinos moved to Europe in 2025?

71,280 Filipino citizens received a first residence permit in an EU country in 2025 (Eurostat). That is 14,857 more than in 2024 (56,423), a change of +26.3%. Another 2,686 received one in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

Which European country do most Filipinos move to?

In 2025 the EU countries that issued the most first permits to Filipino citizens were Hungary (12,281), Croatia (6,100) and Czechia (5,572).

How many Filipinos moved to Hungary in 2025?

12,281 Filipino citizens received a first residence permit in Hungary in 2025. Details by reason and year.

How many Filipinos moved to Croatia in 2025?

6,100 Filipino citizens received a first residence permit in Croatia in 2025. Details by reason and year.

How many Filipinos moved to Canada in 2025?

25,235 Filipino citizens became permanent residents of Canada in 2025 (IRCC). Year by year.

How many Filipinos moved to the UK in 2025?

The UK granted 19,340 work, study and family visas to Filipino citizens in 2025 (Home Office). By type and year.

How many Filipinos moved to Ireland in 2026?

Ireland allocated 2,894 PPS numbers to Filipino 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 Filipinos living in Europe?

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

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