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ISCO-08 sub-major group 22 · EU Blue Card

Blue Cards granted, 2024
226
Share of cards with a reported occupation
2.5%
Largest citizenship
Iran
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

2254492016201720182019202020212022202320242025
225449201620182020202220242025
Data table
201635
201721
201837
201943
202031
202136
202242
202335
2024226
2025449
Member state20212022202320242025
Hungary000154135
Croatia616114156
Bulgaria14386
Slovakia21275
Slovenia86775
Czechia33333
Belgium43122
Luxembourg24112
Malta210113
France64312
Sweden20014
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. Iran31
  2. Nigeria19
  3. Jordan16
  4. Russia15
  5. Serbia13
  6. Bosnia and Herzegovina12
  7. Egypt11
  8. North Macedonia11
  9. Ukraine9
  10. Türkiye9
  11. Syria7
  12. India7
  13. Lebanon6
  14. Japan5
  15. Yemen4
  16. Ghana4
  17. Brazil3
  18. Palestine3
  19. Vietnam3
  20. Sudan3
By member state, 2024
  1. Hungary154
  2. Croatia41
  3. Bulgaria8
  4. Slovakia7
  5. Slovenia7
  6. Czechia3
  7. Belgium2
  8. Luxembourg1
  9. Malta1
  10. France1
  11. Sweden1
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. Administrative and commercial managers457
  6. Production and specialised services managers301
  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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