EL · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Greece, 2016
First residence permits issued (total)
44,072
Greece, 2016
▲ 17.6% vs 2015 (37,464)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 17.6% compared to 2015, reaching 44,072.
Greece accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,493,983.
Greece ranks 11th 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 107.2% (from 21,269 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.8%
EU-27: 2,493,983
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst