First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia

Estonia: First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship was 5,228 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,228
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
30th
of 32 countries
All-time high
8,459
in 2023
All-time low
2,496
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia, 2008–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2008201620252008: 3.9k2009: 3.8k2010: 2.6k2011: 3.4k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.5k2014: 3.2k2015: 4.0k2016: 4.3k2017: 4.4k2018: 5.1k2019: 6.2k2020: 5.0k2021: 6.5k2022: 8.4k2023: 8.5k2024: 4.9k2025: 5.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia stood at 5,228.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia peaked at 8,459 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,496, in 2013.

That places Estonia 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 3,884
2009 3,777 -2.8%
2010 2,647 -29.9%
2011 3,408 +28.7%
2012 2,530 -25.8%
2013 2,496 -1.3%
2014 3,222 +29.1%
2015 3,984 +23.6%
2016 4,308 +8.1%
2017 4,380 +1.7%
2018 5,143 +17.4%
2019 6,200 +20.6%
2020 4,992 -19.5%
2021 6,549 +31.2%
2022 8,425 +28.6%
2023 8,459 +0.4%
2024 4,860 -42.5%
2025 5,228 +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,830 3,777 3,884 2
2010s 3,832 2,496 6,200 10
2020s 6,419 4,860 8,459 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 27 Lithuania 23,499 compare
  2. 28 Latvia 9,073 compare
  3. 29 Luxembourg 8,963 compare
  4. 31 Iceland 3,220 compare
  5. 32 Liechtenstein 857 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia?
First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia was 5,228 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 8,459 in 2023.
What is the lowest first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,496 in 2013.
How does Estonia rank for first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship?
Estonia ranks 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 568 data points, 2008–2025
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