First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia

Estonia: First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity was 1,328 Person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,328 Person
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
37th
of 41 countries
All-time high
3,117 Person
in 2022
All-time low
972 Person
in 2010
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia, 2008–2025

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k2008201620252008: 1.4k Person2009: 1.1k Person2010: 972 Person2011: 1.3k Person2012: 1.1k Person2013: 1.1k Person2014: 1.3k Person2015: 1.4k Person2016: 1.4k Person2017: 1.3k Person2018: 1.8k Person2019: 2.4k Person2020: 2.1k Person2021: 2.8k Person2022: 3.1k Person2023: 1.8k Person2024: 1.5k Person2025: 1.3k Person

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.

Analysis

In 2025, first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia stood at 1,328 Person.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia peaked at 3,117 Person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 972 Person, in 2010.

That places Estonia 37th out of 41 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 issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Estonia, 2008 to 2025.
Year Person Change
2008 1,402 Person
2009 1,148 Person -18.1%
2010 972 Person -15.3%
2011 1,289 Person +32.6%
2012 1,150 Person -10.8%
2013 1,103 Person -4.1%
2014 1,263 Person +14.5%
2015 1,351 Person +7.0%
2016 1,424 Person +5.4%
2017 1,270 Person -10.8%
2018 1,762 Person +38.7%
2019 2,411 Person +36.8%
2020 2,120 Person -12.1%
2021 2,789 Person +31.6%
2022 3,117 Person +11.8%
2023 1,838 Person -41.0%
2024 1,481 Person -19.4%
2025 1,328 Person -10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,275 Person 1,148 Person 1,402 Person 2
2010s 1,400 Person 972 Person 2,411 Person 10
2020s 2,112 Person 1,328 Person 3,117 Person 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 35 Latvia 1,367 Person compare
  2. 35 Latvia 1,367 Person compare
  3. 37 Estonia 1,328 Person compare
  4. 39 Lithuania 1,254 Person compare
  5. 40 Iceland 1,230 Person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia?
First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Estonia was 1,328 Person in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 3,117 Person in 2022.
What is the lowest first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 972 Person in 2010.
How does Estonia rank for first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity?
Estonia ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity and citizenship
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 722 data points, 2008–2025
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