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

Luxembourg: First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship was 8,963 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8,963
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
29th
of 32 countries
All-time high
9,882
in 2024
All-time low
2,366
in 2010
Years of data
17
2009–2025

First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Luxembourg, 2009–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2009201720252009: 3.0k2010: 2.4k2011: 2.7k2012: 3.8k2013: 4.2k2014: 4.3k2015: 4.9k2016: 5.6k2017: 7.2k2018: 7.7k2019: 8.4k2020: 5.7k2021: 7.1k2022: 9.2k2023: 9.7k2024: 9.9k2025: 9.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 8,963 for first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Luxembourg peaked at 9,882 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,366, in 2010.

That places Luxembourg 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Luxembourg, 2009 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2009 2,969
2010 2,366 -20.3%
2011 2,698 +14.0%
2012 3,804 +41.0%
2013 4,169 +9.6%
2014 4,289 +2.9%
2015 4,918 +14.7%
2016 5,627 +14.4%
2017 7,207 +28.1%
2018 7,727 +7.2%
2019 8,428 +9.1%
2020 5,707 -32.3%
2021 7,076 +24.0%
2022 9,245 +30.7%
2023 9,740 +5.4%
2024 9,882 +1.5%
2025 8,963 -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,969 2,969 2,969 1
2010s 5,123 2,366 8,428 10
2020s 8,436 5,707 9,882 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 26 Bulgaria 23,577 compare
  2. 27 Lithuania 23,499 compare
  3. 28 Latvia 9,073 compare
  4. 30 Estonia 5,228 compare
  5. 31 Iceland 3,220 compare
  6. 32 Liechtenstein 857 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Luxembourg?
First permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Luxembourg was 8,963 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 9,882 in 2024.
What is the lowest first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 2,366 in 2010.
How does Luxembourg rank for first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship?
Luxembourg ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is first permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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