First residence permits — work

In 2021, Lithuania's first residence permits decreased by 18.4% compared to 2020, reaching 15,939.

Lithuania accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

Lithuania ranks 15th 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 290.5% (from 4,082 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.