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Catania

Province · Sicily

New permits, 2025
3,500
Change on 2024
+27.9%
Share of Italy
0.82%
Issued for work
463
Largest nationality
United States
New permits, 20253,5002025
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

2,3334,6652016201720182019202020212022202320242025
2,3334,665201620182020202220242025
Data table
20164,665
20174,067
20183,790
20191,714
20201,490
20212,580
20223,475
20233,612
20242,737
20253,500
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
20253,5004631,3831661,034454
20242,7374331,23927686352
20233,6124981,331133960690
20223,4756571,098971,103520
20212,5807441,02855257496
20201,49031565132201291
20191,71428983736241311
20183,7904811,048371,900324
20174,0673771,262741,980374
20164,665330825273,234249
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. Family1,383
  2. Asylum and protection1,034
  3. Work463
  4. Other reasons454
  5. Study166
Issued for work
13.2%
Change on 2024
+27.9%
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. United States589
  2. Bangladesh411
  3. Tunisia320
  4. Morocco297
  5. Sri Lanka257
  6. Albania239
  7. Egypt122
  8. Colombia96
  9. Pakistan91
  10. Ukraine77
  11. Senegal71
  12. Nigeria70
  13. Gambia55
  14. India50
  15. China47
Nationality20242025
United States499589
Bangladesh293411
Tunisia284320
Morocco191297
Sri Lanka215257
Albania244239
Egypt55122
Colombia5596
Pakistan3291
Ukraine5377
Senegal5971
Nigeria7270
Gambia7255
India3750
China5247
Côte d’Ivoire4445
Mauritius4744
Argentina2643
Brazil1236
Mali5136
Iraq2535
Guinea3634
Philippines927
Cuba2025
Burkina Faso3623
Iran723
Russia2321
Türkiye617
Dominican Republic914
Ghana1711
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. Ragusa5,567
  2. Palermo3,812
  3. Messina3,575
  4. Catania3,500
  5. Agrigento3,001
  6. Trapani2,096
  7. Syracuse1,778
  8. Caltanissetta1,664
  9. Enna590
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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