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Libya → Malta

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

3,3046,60719901995200020052010201520202024
3,3046,60719902000201020202024
Data table
1990435
1995509
2000645
2005755
2010655
20151,745
20203,801
20246,607
Estimate, 2024
6,607
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
6
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Malta's consulates in Libya

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Malta's consulates located in Libya.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20248,4796,0512,02023.8%
20237,0234,8822,01128.6%
20225,7933,6712,03435.1%
20214954266412.9%
201417,83810,8482,97716.7%
201339,54533,5795,92615.0%
201216,16413,9542,21013.7%
20114,6723,69397921.0%
201011,43810,1531,28511.2%
20098,2077,21099712.1%

Applications by year

20k40k2009201020112012201320142021202220232024
20k40k200920112013202120232024
Data table
20098,207
201011,438
20114,672
201216,164
201339,545
201417,838
2021495
20225,793
20237,023
20248,479
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Malta

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family60
  2. Work31
  3. Other reasons25
  4. Education22
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025138000
202429812644
202334202846
202229302558
202117202747
202021005454
201929402490
201843804782
201755402357
201698402451
20152,14701624
20143,10001115
20131,40902315
20124610200
2011157090
20101840170
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities31
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,176
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
30
Changed status into work, 2025
6
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Malta in Libya, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTripoliforeignandeu.gov.mt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Libya, 2023
  1. Germany2,384
  2. Türkiye2,024
  3. United States690
  4. Canada485
  5. Italy327
  6. South Korea238
  7. France230
  8. Austria156
  9. Netherlands140
  10. Belgium88
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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