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Philippines → Malta

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

1,2562,51219901995200020052010201520202024
1,2562,51219902000201020202024
Data table
199094
1995110
2000139
2005165
2010391
2015664
20201,445
20242,512
Estimate, 2024
2,512
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
15
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 the Philippines (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work1,675
  2. Family263
  3. Education31
  4. Other reasons4
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,9731600
20241,99905580
20233,53504385
20222,85303947
202193914249
202082225230
20191,78303327
20181,65003711
20171,18101511
20167112195
20157290163
2014497061
2013350041
20122480200
2011182060
2010145020
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1,675
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
14,060
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
75
Changed status into work, 2025
40
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 the Philippines move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from the Philippines, 2023
  1. United States48,690
  2. New Zealand38,838
  3. Japan37,338
  4. Canada26,965
  5. South Korea17,458
  6. Australia13,083
  7. Germany8,811
  8. Hungary6,022
  9. Spain4,979
  10. Finland3,537
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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