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Liechtenstein

Destination country · migration, permits and visas

First residence permits, 2025 (Eurostat)
857
DestinationLI2023–2025
Data as at 2025
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International migrants

People living in Liechtenstein who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).

Largest countries of birth, 2024
  1. Switzerland15,441
  2. Austria4,260
  3. Germany2,044
  4. Italy921
  5. Türkiye621
  6. Serbia458
  7. Portugal453
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina320
  9. Spain285
  10. Brazil215
  11. United States157
  12. France138

International migrants by year

14k28k19901995200020052010201520202024
14k28k19902000201020202024
Data table
199010,906
199513,311
200015,483
200518,898
201022,342
201523,799
202025,877
202427,669
International migrants, 2024
27,669
Share of the population, 2024
69.4%
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits

First residence permits issued by Liechtenstein to non-EU citizens (Eurostat).

First permits by year

4539062013201520172019202120232025
45390620132016201920222025
Data table
2013739
2014728
2015807
2016785
2017792
2018811
2019892
2020859
2021906
2022902
2023902
2024867
2025857
By reason, 2025
  1. Family651
  2. Work90
  3. Other reasons90
  4. Education26
By citizenship, 2025
  1. Switzerland484
  2. Türkiye59
  3. Brazil47
  4. United States20
  5. Kosovo18
  6. Dominican Republic15
  7. Russia14
  8. Thailand14
  9. Mexico13
  10. India13
  11. Serbia11
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina9
  13. Ukraine9
  14. Philippines8
  15. China8
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Researchers33
  2. Other paid activities29
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)28
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
6,535
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
94
Changed status into work, 2025
8
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Liechtenstein's embassies and consulates abroad

Countries in which Liechtenstein has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.

CountryEmbassiesConsulates-generalConsulates
Austria1——
Belgium1——
Germany1——
Switzerland1——
United States1——
Countries
5
Missions
5
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

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