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Administrative and commercial managers

ISCO-08 sub-major group 12 · EU Blue Card

Blue Cards granted, 2024
457
Share of cards with a reported occupation
5.0%
Largest citizenship
Russia
Largest member state
Hungary
Data as at 24 Oct 2026
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Blue Cards granted by year

First grants of EU Blue Cards for this occupation group, member states that report occupation.

Blue Cards granted

4128242016201720182019202020212022202320242025
412824201620182020202220242025
Data table
2016179
2017182
2018132
2019153
2020162
2021213
2022270
2023323
2024457
2025824
Member state20212022202320242025
Hungary103169210
Luxembourg6694957472
Czechia4744485953
Bulgaria3148633937
Malta4632947
Belgium1012132926
Romania252421270
Sweden517141714
Slovenia1917471114
Slovakia42635
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Nationalities

Citizenship of the cardholders, 2024.

By citizenship, 2024
  1. Russia77
  2. Türkiye56
  3. China45
  4. India42
  5. South Korea38
  6. Ukraine24
  7. United States21
  8. South Africa12
  9. Japan10
  10. Argentina9
  11. Kazakhstan7
  12. Serbia6
  13. Egypt6
  14. Brazil6
  15. Azerbaijan5
  16. Mexico5
  17. Morocco5
  18. Australia4
  19. Canada4
  20. Colombia4
By member state, 2024
  1. Hungary169
  2. Luxembourg74
  3. Czechia59
  4. Bulgaria39
  5. Malta29
  6. Belgium29
  7. Romania27
  8. Sweden17
  9. Slovenia11
  10. Slovakia3
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Other occupation groups

Blue Cards granted, 2024
  1. Legal, social and cultural professionals2,552
  2. Information and communications technology professionals2,133
  3. Business and administration professionals1,962
  4. Science and engineering professionals1,018
  5. Production and specialised services managers301
  6. Health professionals226
  7. Teaching professionals173
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

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