DE · 2018 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — work

Germany, 2018

First residence permits — work
68,342
Germany, 2018
▲ 29.2% vs 2017 (52,915)
Analysis

In 2018, Germany's first residence permits increased by 29.2% compared to 2017, reaching 68,342.

Germany accounts for 6.9% of the EU-27 total of 984,031.

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 145.9% (from 27,788 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
6.9%
EU-27: 984,031
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