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Pakistan → Malta

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

47795419901995200020052010201520202024
47795419902000201020202024
Data table
199054
199564
200081
200597
2010149
2015253
2020549
2024954
Estimate, 2024
954
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.48%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
30
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 Pakistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work924
  2. Family115
  3. Education110
  4. Other reasons52
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,201500
202476066587
202364212086
20221,0292380
202149551179
202039831663
20196091937
20183595116
20172842234
20161800293
2015200042
201478010
201348001
201289000
201190010
201017010
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities922
  2. EU Blue Card2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,739
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
39
Changed status into work, 2025
20
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 Pakistan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Pakistan, 2023
  1. Italy20,402
  2. Spain18,175
  3. Germany14,432
  4. Canada11,860
  5. United States11,410
  6. Australia7,521
  7. Portugal6,869
  8. Japan3,831
  9. South Korea3,417
  10. Türkiye2,770
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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