First residence permits — other

In 2021, Latvia's first residence permits increased by 143.3% compared to 2020, reaching 927.

Latvia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 697,349.

Latvia ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.3% (from 790 in 2016).

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