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
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