First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Lithuania's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 2.5% compared to 2023, reaching 54,665.

Lithuania accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Lithuania ranks 16th 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 155.3% (from 21,415 in 2019).

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