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Albania → Malta

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Albania
To
Malta
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Albania who live in Malta: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

19939819901995200020052010201520202024
19939819902000201020202024
Data table
199016
199519
200048
200576
201063
2015106
2020229
2024398
Estimate, 2024
398
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.20%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
46
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Malta

First residence permits issued by Malta to citizens of Albania (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work394
  2. Family115
  3. Education2
  4. Other reasons2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025513200
20245821518
20231,1690013
20222,0092310
20211,142087
2020415083
20191,178053
2018488186
2017180012
201638032
201539012
201424022
201331030
2012280120
201115040
20106040
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities393
  2. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,815
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
31
Changed status into work, 2025
11
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Albania move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Albania, 2023
  1. Italy29,990
  2. Germany22,097
  3. United States4,630
  4. France2,460
  5. Belgium1,132
  6. Sweden788
  7. Austria671
  8. Canada655
  9. Switzerland495
  10. Finland425
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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