All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2024, the EU-27 figure for all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year was 26,554,930 .

That is a 5.3% rose versus 2023 (25,225,834).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 29.1% higher.

Across member states, Germany reported the highest value (5,618,431, 2024) and Luxembourg the lowest (64,756, 2024) — a ratio of 86.8× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tps00171; every value links back to the canonical source.