First residence permits — work

In 2023, Malta's first residence permits increased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 27,808.

Malta accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,275,215.

Malta ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 173.2% (from 10,178 in 2018).

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