Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
2.58 Number
Greece
Lowest
0 Number
Hungary
Median
0.18 Number
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
715

What the numbers show

Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 2.58 Number in Greece; the lowest is 0 Number in Hungary.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.18 Number, and the mean is 0.4168 Number.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 7,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).

Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 2.58 Number 2025 up 597.3% volatile
2 Spain 1.54 Number 2025 up 7,600.0% volatile
3 Switzerland 1.23 Number 2025 down 23.6% rising
4 Austria 1.19 Number 2025 down 32.0% volatile
5 Germany 1.05 Number 2025 down 39.7% volatile
6 Luxembourg 0.9 Number 2025 up 172.7% volatile
7 France 0.88 Number 2025 up 183.9% volatile
8 Belgium 0.75 Number 2025 down 19.4% rising
9 Cyprus 0.69 Number 2025 down 62.5% volatile
10 Ireland 0.67 Number 2025 up 857.1% volatile
11 Estonia 0.55 Number 2025 up 816.7% volatile
11 Estonia 0.55 Number 2025 up 816.7% volatile
13 Italy 0.53 Number 2025 up 8.2% rising
14 Netherlands 0.41 Number 2025 down 57.7% rising
14 Netherlands 0.41 Number 2025 down 57.7% rising
14 Montenegro 0.41 Number 2025 up 1,950.0% volatile
17 Finland 0.37 Number 2025 up 19.4% volatile
18 Iceland 0.36 Number 2025 up 125.0% volatile
19 Malta 0.34 Number 2025 down 88.1% volatile
20 Sweden 0.21 Number 2025 down 93.7% volatile
21 Bulgaria 0.15 Number 2025 down 81.2% volatile
22 Norway 0.12 Number 2025 down 90.1% volatile
23 Poland 0.1 Number 2025 up 400.0% volatile
23 Poland 0.1 Number 2025 up 400.0% volatile
25 Latvia 0.08 Number 2025 up 700.0% volatile
25 Latvia 0.08 Number 2025 up 700.0% volatile
27 Liechtenstein 0.07 Number 2025 down 36.4% volatile
27 Denmark 0.07 Number 2025 down 96.0% volatile
29 Lithuania 0.05 Number 2025 up 66.7% volatile
29 Lithuania 0.05 Number 2025 up 66.7% volatile
31 Portugal 0.04 Number 2025 up 100.0% volatile
32 Romania 0.03 Number 2025 up 50.0% volatile
32 Slovenia 0.03 Number 2025 up 50.0% volatile
32 Slovenia 0.03 Number 2025 up 50.0% volatile
35 Slovakia 0.01 Number 2025 unchanged volatile
35 Croatia 0.01 Number 2025 unchanged volatile
35 Czechia 0.01 Number 2025 down 75.0% volatile
35 Croatia 0.01 Number 2025 unchanged volatile
35 Slovakia 0.01 Number 2025 unchanged volatile
40 Hungary 0 Number 2025 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 715 data points, 2008–2025
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