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ISCO-08 sub-major group 26 · EU Blue Card

Blue Cards granted, 2024
2,552
Share of cards with a reported occupation
27.9%
Largest citizenship
Tunisia
Largest member state
France
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

1,7953,5902016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,7953,590201620182020202220242025
Data table
201673
2017101
2018166
2019109
2020911
2021797
20223,280
20233,590
20242,552
20252,089
Member state20212022202320242025
France7103,2153,4392,4941,989
Luxembourg1125211920
Hungary0011313
Bulgaria7410812
Romania42980
Slovenia131130
Belgium32324
Czechia63623
Malta00112
Sweden42212
Croatia10014
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. Tunisia385
  2. Morocco263
  3. India202
  4. United States181
  5. Brazil148
  6. China139
  7. Russia118
  8. Canada88
  9. Ukraine71
  10. Türkiye66
  11. Lebanon57
  12. Australia49
  13. Japan47
  14. Mexico44
  15. Egypt38
  16. Côte d’Ivoire33
  17. Cameroon33
  18. South Korea27
  19. South Africa22
  20. Colombia19
By member state, 2024
  1. France2,494
  2. Luxembourg19
  3. Hungary13
  4. Bulgaria8
  5. Romania8
  6. Slovenia3
  7. Belgium2
  8. Czechia2
  9. Malta1
  10. Sweden1
  11. Croatia1
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. Information and communications technology professionals2,133
  2. Business and administration professionals1,962
  3. Science and engineering professionals1,018
  4. Administrative and commercial managers457
  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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