MT · 2023 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Malta, 2023
First residence permits issued (total)
41,927
Malta, 2023
▲ 10.8% vs 2022 (37,851)
Analysis
In 2023, Malta's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 10.8% compared to 2022, reaching 41,927.
Malta accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 3,821,562.
Malta ranks 20th 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 144.1% (from 17,176 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.1%
EU-27: 3,821,562
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst