All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2021, Germany's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year increased by 18.4% compared to 2020, reaching 5,021,637.

Germany accounts for 22.0% of the EU-27 total of 22,832,770.

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 grown by 23.6% (from 4,061,552 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00171, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.