First residence permits — work

In 2024, Lithuania's first residence permits decreased by 4.6% compared to 2023, reaching 44,742.

Lithuania accounts for 4.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Lithuania ranks 8th 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 143.2% (from 18,395 in 2019).

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