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Lecce

Province · Apulia

New permits, 2025
3,058
Change on 2024
+20.4%
Share of Italy
0.72%
Issued for work
1,211
Largest nationality
India
New permits, 20253,0582025
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

1,5293,0582016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,5293,058201620182020202220242025
Data table
20161,726
20172,113
20181,371
2019880
2020702
20212,753
20222,040
20232,257
20242,539
20253,058
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
20253,0581,21185565796131
20242,53979667831914120
20232,257449765123682238
20222,04019672883852181
20212,7531,48277963227202
20207021423571679108
20198809546673125121
20181,371144502112505108
20172,11385487511,325165
20161,72666429181,025188
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. Work1,211
  2. Family855
  3. Asylum and protection796
  4. Other reasons131
  5. Study65
Issued for work
39.6%
Change on 2024
+20.4%
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. India1,119
  2. Bangladesh247
  3. Senegal177
  4. Albania171
  5. Pakistan139
  6. Morocco137
  7. Egypt123
  8. Georgia80
  9. Tunisia68
  10. Sri Lanka66
  11. Nigeria62
  12. China61
  13. Moldova47
  14. Brazil37
  15. Mali32
Nationality20242025
India6901,119
Bangladesh137247
Senegal133177
Albania187171
Pakistan139139
Morocco118137
Egypt139123
Georgia7880
Tunisia7868
Sri Lanka10266
Nigeria5362
China5361
Moldova4947
Brazil3737
Mali3532
Colombia2131
Guinea3631
Ukraine2230
Afghanistan3625
Iraq2425
Côte d’Ivoire3524
Gambia3724
United States2321
Türkiye1419
Argentina1217
Peru2115
Somalia114
Burkina Faso6711
Russia911
Iran310
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. Bari6,586
  2. Foggia3,418
  3. Lecce3,058
  4. Taranto2,478
  5. Brindisi1,284
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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