Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence permits by citizenship on 31 December - % by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
86.7%
Latvia
Lowest
0.5%
Ireland
Median
33.4%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
684
What the numbers show
Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence permits by citizenship on 31 December - % is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 86.7% in Latvia; the lowest is 0.5% in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.4%, and the mean is 38.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 167.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 16,820.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 79.9%).
Long-term residents among all non-EU citizens holding residence: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 86.7% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 86.7% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 73.3% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 3 | Estonia | 73.3% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 71.3% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 70.9% | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 63.8% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 63.8% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 9 | France | 59.5% | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 59.4% | 2025 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 56.6% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 56.4% | 2025 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 55.8% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 54.1% | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 52.0% | 2025 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 43.6% | 2025 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 42.3% | 2025 | up 16,820.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 37.4% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 36.0% | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 33.4% | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 30.0% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 28.4% | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 26.8% | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 25.0% | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 25.0% | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 22.3% | 2025 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 22.3% | 2025 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 18.1% | 2025 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 17.2% | 2025 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 17.2% | 2025 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 17.0% | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Malta | 14.0% | 2025 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 13.3% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 13.3% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 9.9% | 2025 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 9.9% | 2025 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 8.6% | 2025 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2025 | up 443.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.