MT · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Malta, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
12,497
Malta, 2017
▲ 38.9% vs 2016 (8,995)
Analysis
In 2017, Malta's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 38.9% compared to 2016, reaching 12,497.
Malta accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
Malta ranks 21st 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 176.1% (from 4,526 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.5%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst