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

Latvia: First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship was 9,073 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9,073
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
28th
of 32 countries
All-time high
10,193
in 2023
All-time low
2,304
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2008201620252008: 7.7k2009: 2.3k2010: 2.3k2011: 4.0k2012: 5.6k2013: 7.6k2014: 9.9k2015: 6.4k2016: 6.0k2017: 6.6k2018: 8.9k2019: 10.1k2020: 5.5k2021: 8.1k2022: 8.8k2023: 10.2k2024: 9.0k2025: 9.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Latvia is 9,073, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Latvia peaked at 10,193 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,304, in 2009.

That places Latvia 28th 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 Latvia, year by year

Annual values for First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Latvia, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 7,706
2009 2,304 -70.1%
2010 2,329 +1.1%
2011 3,982 +71.0%
2012 5,620 +41.1%
2013 7,615 +35.5%
2014 9,857 +29.4%
2015 6,357 -35.5%
2016 6,037 -5.0%
2017 6,647 +10.1%
2018 8,852 +33.2%
2019 10,143 +14.6%
2020 5,532 -45.5%
2021 8,138 +47.1%
2022 8,790 +8.0%
2023 10,193 +16.0%
2024 9,027 -11.4%
2025 9,073 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,005 2,304 7,706 2
2010s 6,744 2,329 10,143 10
2020s 8,459 5,532 10,193 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 25 Slovakia 23,686 compare
  2. 26 Bulgaria 23,577 compare
  3. 27 Lithuania 23,499 compare
  4. 29 Luxembourg 8,963 compare
  5. 30 Estonia 5,228 compare
  6. 31 Iceland 3,220 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Latvia?
First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Latvia was 9,073 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 10,193 in 2023.
What is the lowest first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,304 in 2009.
How does Latvia rank for first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship?
Latvia ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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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