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Residence Permits

Year	Family	Education	Employment	Refugee Status	Subsidiary Protection	Other
2010	20,085	36,798	33,682	3,119	35	39,513
2011	21,906	35,493	29,693	2,241	47	38,724
2012	22,836	35,028	20,461	1,963	64	39,929
2013	22,451	38,959	16,256	971	90	28,708
2014	23,134	41,225	15,831	876	290	24,213
2015	25,632	43,540	17,947	976	454	25,365
2016	27,243	35,323	20,973	1,117	542	25,729
2017	30,184	39,779	26,133	1,420	563	29,987
2018	31,174	43,724	30,811	1,821	718	34,038
2019	34,317	50,946	39,404	2,406	805	40,419
2020	33,221	33,831	40,867	2,922	896	43,580

Source: Eurostat, 'All valid permits by reason, length of validity and citizenship on 31 December of each year' (migr_resvalid)

	Family	Education	Employment	Other
2010	2,030	13,653	3,208	3,344
2011	1,994	15,131	3,425	4,020
2012	1,894	16,828	3,720	4,376
2013	2,042	21,394	4,017	5,326
2014	2,526	23,730	5,139	5,333
2015	3,444	22,075	6,073	6,841
2016	4,100	21,421	7,842	7,916
2017	3,058	27,588	9,398	7,857
2018	2,781	30,193	9,480	7,485
2019	3,671	34,735	12,049	8,823
2020	1,835	14,730	7,131	6,686

Source: Eurostat, 'First permits by reason, age, sex and citizenship' (migr_resfas)