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Nigeria → Malta

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

8911,78219901995200020052010201520202024
8911,78219902000201020202024
Data table
199051
199560
200076
200590
2010275
2015471
20201,025
20241,782
Estimate, 2024
1,782
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.89%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
22
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 Nigeria (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education907
  2. Work209
  3. Family83
  4. Other reasons46
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,2451600
202472016126
202347801064
202221501064
2021103020111
20207202572
201917701168
201812201929
201710801418
201611202313
2015146059
2014111045
201394047
2012340110
201177050
201042040
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities206
  2. EU Blue Card3
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,089
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
11
Changed status into work, 2025
82
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1
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 Nigeria move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Nigeria, 2023
  1. Canada17,465
  2. United States16,330
  3. Germany6,368
  4. Italy6,182
  5. Spain3,326
  6. France1,797
  7. Netherlands1,518
  8. Australia1,394
  9. Türkiye1,100
  10. Finland1,020
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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