MT · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Malta, 2022
First residence permits issued (total)
37,851
Malta, 2022
▲ 163.6% vs 2021 (14,358)
Analysis
In 2022, Malta's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 163.6% compared to 2021, reaching 37,851.
Malta accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 3,564,926.
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 202.9% (from 12,497 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.1%
EU-27: 3,564,926
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst