First residence permits — other

In 2021, Germany's first residence permits increased by 57.3% compared to 2020, reaching 186,645.

Germany accounts for 26.8% of the EU-27 total of 697,349.

Germany ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 33.9% (from 282,232 in 2016).

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