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Palermo

Province · Sicily

New permits, 2025
3,812
Change on 2024
+95.2%
Share of Italy
0.89%
Issued for work
404
Largest nationality
Bangladesh
New permits, 20253,8122025
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

1,9063,8122016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,9063,812201620182020202220242025
Data table
20161,411
20171,990
20182,945
20191,627
2020604
20211,832
20223,249
20232,332
20241,953
20253,812
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
20253,8124041,1602961,692260
20241,95390719122750272
20232,3321007311581,129214
20223,2492631,0582271,471230
20211,832281973149289140
202060413398478264
20191,62726797134529141
20182,94533982851,75887
20171,99033770531,06470
20161,411256694959177
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. Asylum and protection1,692
  2. Family1,160
  3. Work404
  4. Study296
  5. Other reasons260
Issued for work
10.6%
Change on 2024
+95.2%
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. Bangladesh1,573
  2. Tunisia395
  3. Morocco156
  4. Sri Lanka152
  5. Ghana147
  6. Nigeria108
  7. India87
  8. Egypt73
  9. Pakistan73
  10. Ukraine70
  11. United States56
  12. Gambia55
  13. Philippines55
  14. Côte d’Ivoire52
  15. Senegal52
Nationality20242025
Bangladesh6041,573
Tunisia221395
Morocco80156
Sri Lanka54152
Ghana63147
Nigeria74108
India2987
Egypt3073
Pakistan4073
Ukraine5270
United States3956
Gambia5855
Philippines1555
Côte d’Ivoire5352
Senegal1152
China1847
Guinea3136
Argentina2035
Algeria1234
Brazil2332
Albania6730
Colombia1127
Mauritius1825
Iran924
Russia1823
Mali4121
Peru1518
Burkina Faso2417
Türkiye612
Cuba1411
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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