First residence permits — education

In 2013, Malta's first residence permits increased by 848.2% compared to 2012, reaching 1,849.

Malta accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 280,956.

Malta ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 815.3% (from 202 in 2008).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.