LV · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Latvia, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
6,647
Latvia, 2017
▲ 10.1% vs 2016 (6,037)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 10.1% compared to 2016, reaching 6,647.
Latvia accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
Latvia ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.3% (from 5,620 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.2%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst