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Messina

Province · Sicily

New permits, 2025
3,575
Change on 2024
+82.3%
Share of Italy
0.84%
Issued for work
341
Largest nationality
Sri Lanka
New permits, 20253,5752025
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

1,7883,5752016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,7883,575201620182020202220242025
Data table
2016790
2017615
2018950
2019347
2020169
20211,892
20222,869
20232,529
20241,961
20253,575
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
20253,5753411,041994827372
20241,961198552504516191
20232,529187856763437286
20222,8694807962851,063245
20211,89293959218211663
2020169555433324
201934730131737241
20189502340912933257
201761583943714630
2016790215525610061
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. Family1,041
  2. Study994
  3. Asylum and protection827
  4. Other reasons372
  5. Work341
Issued for work
9.5%
Change on 2024
+82.3%
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. Sri Lanka489
  2. Bangladesh438
  3. Tunisia392
  4. Morocco352
  5. India189
  6. Argentina181
  7. Iran153
  8. Pakistan106
  9. Gambia84
  10. Albania82
  11. Ukraine74
  12. Egypt70
  13. Nigeria56
  14. Türkiye54
  15. Ethiopia48
Nationality20242025
Sri Lanka261489
Bangladesh144438
Tunisia177392
Morocco178352
India84189
Argentina62181
Iran152153
Pakistan41106
Gambia4184
Albania6482
Ukraine6474
Egypt4470
Nigeria4556
Türkiye3754
Ethiopia4648
Philippines1943
Mali3427
Guinea2526
Côte d’Ivoire2425
Russia2625
Brazil1523
Senegal1521
United States1220
Burkina Faso2719
Cuba719
Cameroon1313
Colombia1211
China1410
Ghana1610
Iraq78
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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