DE · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Germany, 2016
First residence permits issued (total)
504,849
Germany, 2016
▲ 159.1% vs 2015 (194,813)
Analysis
In 2016, Germany's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 159.1% compared to 2015, reaching 504,849.
Germany accounts for 20.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,493,983.
Germany ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 357.5% (from 110,349 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
20.2%
EU-27: 2,493,983
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst