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Bangladesh → Malta

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

193819901995200020052010201520202024
193819902000201020202024
Data table
19906
19958
20009
200513
201013
201511
202022
202438
Estimate, 2024
38
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.02%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
82
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 Bangladesh (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education627
  2. Work483
  3. Family21
  4. Other reasons11
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,142000
20247300074
20237890515
20221,024008
20211180632
20203620257
20197260119
20183010224
2017128012
201617001
201518002
201410031
20132021
20123000
20113000
20107000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities483
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,528
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
5
Changed status into work, 2025
44
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 Bangladesh move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Bangladesh, 2023
  1. Italy25,969
  2. United States17,820
  3. Portugal10,077
  4. South Korea6,622
  5. Japan6,475
  6. Canada5,020
  7. Spain3,559
  8. Germany3,441
  9. France3,367
  10. Finland2,503
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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