First residence permits — education

In 2022, Malta's first residence permits increased by 88.5% compared to 2021, reaching 5,260.

Malta accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 470,057.

Malta ranks 15th 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 72.5% (from 3,050 in 2017).

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