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Milan

Province · Lombardy

New permits, 2025
48,148
Change on 2024
+55.6%
Share of Italy
11.28%
Issued for work
5,170
Largest nationality
Egypt
New permits, 202548,1482025
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

24k48k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
24k48k201620182020202220242025
Data table
201621,384
201727,475
201832,115
201924,507
202014,222
202128,084
202245,478
202338,287
202430,935
202548,148
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
202548,1485,17019,4097,56913,3712,629
202430,9354,64711,3133,7669,4551,754
202338,2875,42213,6035,05112,0062,205
202245,4786,47214,4485,23716,7342,587
202128,0842,89014,6534,8823,6402,019
202014,2226438,1922,5811,4911,315
201924,5071,10113,5565,5902,6121,648
201832,1151,47617,9355,5335,4821,689
201727,4751,37014,2164,3916,0531,445
201621,3841,33911,7133,5353,4991,298
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. Family19,409
  2. Asylum and protection13,371
  3. Study7,569
  4. Work5,170
  5. Other reasons2,629
Issued for work
10.7%
Change on 2024
+55.6%
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. Egypt11,210
  2. Peru6,579
  3. China2,975
  4. Ukraine2,174
  5. Albania1,991
  6. Bangladesh1,626
  7. Morocco1,608
  8. Sri Lanka1,585
  9. Pakistan1,509
  10. India1,339
  11. Türkiye1,338
  12. Ecuador1,098
  13. Philippines906
  14. United States793
  15. Brazil787
Nationality20242025
Egypt6,62811,210
Peru4,7316,579
China1,7962,975
Ukraine1,5032,174
Albania1,2471,991
Bangladesh1,2641,626
Morocco9881,608
Sri Lanka1,0041,585
Pakistan9951,509
India9291,339
Türkiye5421,338
Ecuador6441,098
Philippines523906
United States382793
Brazil491787
Tunisia471716
Colombia448715
Russia441608
Senegal342494
Iran346474
Georgia193380
Cuba135210
Nigeria170205
Argentina127198
Moldova133153
Mali85146
Dominican Republic91142
Serbia70137
Côte d’Ivoire131131
Cameroon86110
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. Milan48,148
  2. Brescia11,622
  3. Bergamo9,967
  4. Varese6,109
  5. Pavia5,080
  6. Mantua3,582
  7. Como3,517
  8. Cremona3,101
  9. Lecco2,959
  10. Lodi2,206
  11. Sondrio1,837
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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