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Apulia

Region · Italy

New permits, 2025
16,824
Change on 2024
+42.1%
Share of Italy
3.9%
Issued for work
4,366
Largest nationality
Morocco
New permits, 202516,8242025
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

8,41217k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
8,41217k201620182020202220242025
Data table
20169,303
201710,940
20187,809
20194,909
20203,716
202110,775
202214,564
202311,192
202411,838
202516,824
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
202516,8244,3664,6303946,573861
202411,8382,5083,2492424,971868
202311,1921,8503,1933564,5951,198
202214,5643,5633,1443536,672832
202110,7754,3953,4472321,860841
20203,7167321,730118592544
20194,9094352,515386936637
20187,8094582,5802903,887594
201710,9403282,7382236,786865
20169,3034022,7092515,003938
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 protection6,573
  2. Family4,630
  3. Work4,366
  4. Other reasons861
  5. Study394
Issued for work
26.0%
Change on 2024
+42.1%
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. Morocco2,819
  2. India2,325
  3. Bangladesh2,124
  4. Georgia1,487
  5. Albania1,435
  6. Pakistan695
  7. Tunisia584
  8. Egypt576
  9. Senegal463
  10. Nigeria401
  11. Ukraine390
  12. China297
  13. Iraq195
  14. Gambia180
  15. Mali178
Nationality20242025
Morocco1,2742,819
India1,2632,325
Bangladesh1,3272,124
Georgia7271,487
Albania1,4391,435
Pakistan508695
Tunisia461584
Egypt734576
Senegal296463
Nigeria334401
Ukraine280390
China162297
Iraq97195
Gambia221180
Mali253178
Afghanistan123175
Sri Lanka180153
Brazil105144
Algeria54125
Colombia50124
Côte d’Ivoire240105
Cuba82102
Guinea17499
United States7799
Philippines4591
Burkina Faso32290
Türkiye6381
Peru4079
Ghana4574
Russia4870
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
ProvinceAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
Bari6,5868372,1372432,898471
Foggia3,4181,59175858890121
Lecce3,0581,21185565796131
Taranto2,478355532241,50463
Brindisi1,284372348448575
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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