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Bologna

Province · Emilia-Romagna

New permits, 2025
9,233
Change on 2024
+33.8%
Share of Italy
2.16%
Issued for work
883
Largest nationality
Pakistan
New permits, 20259,2332025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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New permits by year

New residence permits issued to non-EU citizens during each year, by reason.

New permits

5,67211k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
5,67211k201620182020202220242025
Data table
20166,410
20176,899
20186,069
20193,508
20201,785
20215,234
202211,343
20237,935
20246,900
20259,233
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
20259,2338833,5091,3953,101345
20246,9005432,3201,3922,313332
20237,9355643,2161,0922,448615
202211,3432,4172,6741,3574,299596
20215,2341,0032,449744720318
20201,785931,103115260214
20193,5081791,625808645251
20186,0692013,0961,0311,380361
20176,8992113,7191,1111,459399
20166,4101453,4157231,813314
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics), residence permits of non-EU citizens: permits issued in the year and valid permits on 1 January (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Reasons

Permits issued in 2025 by reason.

New permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family3,509
  2. Asylum and protection3,101
  3. Study1,395
  4. Work883
  5. Other reasons345
Issued for work
9.6%
Change on 2024
+33.8%
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics), residence permits of non-EU citizens: permits issued in the year and valid permits on 1 January (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Nationalities

Nationalities with the most new permits in 2025.

New permits by nationality, 2025
  1. Pakistan1,295
  2. Morocco1,070
  3. Bangladesh767
  4. Tunisia607
  5. Albania593
  6. Egypt523
  7. China466
  8. Peru437
  9. Ukraine425
  10. Sri Lanka255
  11. India224
  12. Nigeria201
  13. Philippines157
  14. Türkiye144
  15. Iran143
Nationality20242025
Pakistan7521,295
Morocco6531,070
Bangladesh619767
Tunisia415607
Albania558593
Egypt200523
China435466
Peru411437
Ukraine324425
Sri Lanka107255
India184224
Nigeria159201
Philippines78157
Türkiye152144
Iran212143
United States106142
Cameroon108125
Moldova90104
Senegal5592
Brazil9489
Georgia4179
Russia11479
Côte d’Ivoire3354
Argentina3751
Colombia3851
Gambia3851
Cuba5445
Afghanistan2835
Somalia2333
North Macedonia831
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics), residence permits of non-EU citizens: permits issued in the year and valid permits on 1 January (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Provinces

New permits issued in 2025 in each province or metropolitan city.

New permits by province, 2025
  1. Bologna9,233
  2. Modena7,565
  3. Parma4,164
  4. Reggio Emilia3,858
  5. Piacenza2,893
  6. Ravenna2,868
  7. Forlì-Cesena2,834
  8. Rimini2,717
  9. Ferrara2,657
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics), residence permits of non-EU citizens: permits issued in the year and valid permits on 1 January (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

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