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Seasonal workers in Europe

Europe · Seasonal Workers Directive

Authorisations granted, 2024
273,814
Change on the previous year
+42.7%
Women
20.2%
Data as at 24 Oct 2026
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Authorisations by year

First authorisations for seasonal work, all reporting member states. 2025 is shown once every reporting member state has published it.

Seasonal work authorisations

137k274k201720182019202020212022202320242025
137k274k20172019202120232025
Data table
201716,363
201882,902
2019115,726
2020130,311
2021154,915
2022159,138
2023191,840
2024273,814
2025170,593
By member state, 2024
  1. Italy146,099
  2. France41,700
  3. Spain20,810
  4. Croatia16,555
  5. Greece15,206
  6. Bulgaria9,542
  7. Austria5,770
  8. Poland5,106
  9. Finland4,693
  10. Germany2,950
  11. Sweden1,517
  12. Estonia992
  13. Lithuania878
  14. Slovenia794
  15. Czechia687
  16. Latvia356
  17. Belgium111
  18. Slovakia29
  19. Romania19
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2024

Economic sectors

2024.

By sector of the employer
  1. Agriculture, forestry and fishing196,567
  2. Accommodation and food services47,203
  3. Administrative and support services5,010
  4. Wholesale and retail trade1,672
  5. Manufacturing824
  6. Arts, entertainment and recreation658
  7. Construction502
  8. Other services336
  9. Professional, scientific and technical activities260
  10. Real estate254
  11. Transport and storage186
  12. Mining and quarrying137
  13. Health and social work104
  14. Education64
  15. Electricity and gas33
  16. Finance and insurance14
  17. Water supply and waste13
  18. Public administration3
  19. Information and communication3
  20. Households as employers2
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2024

Citizenships

2024.

By citizenship
  1. Morocco76,579
  2. Bangladesh53,567
  3. India39,134
  4. Tunisia12,675
  5. Pakistan8,240
  6. Ukraine7,524
  7. Serbia7,008
  8. Egypt6,232
  9. Sri Lanka5,736
  10. Albania5,217
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina5,200
  12. Philippines4,560
  13. North Macedonia4,419
  14. Moldova4,135
  15. Nepal4,023
  16. Colombia3,519
  17. Uzbekistan2,545
  18. Kyrgyzstan2,504
  19. Senegal2,236
  20. Türkiye2,133
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2024

More European permit statistics

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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