All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2021, Latvia's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year decreased by 4.1% compared to 2020, reaching 277,217.

Latvia accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 22,832,770.

Latvia ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.6% (from 320,962 in 2016).

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