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Sardinia

Region · Italy

New permits, 2025
4,149
Change on 2024
+15.4%
Share of Italy
1.0%
Issued for work
492
Largest nationality
Bangladesh
New permits, 20254,1492025
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

2,1284,2552016201720182019202020212022202320242025
2,1284,255201620182020202220242025
Data table
20162,626
20174,165
20183,312
20191,432
2020983
20212,093
20224,255
20233,606
20243,596
20254,149
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
20254,1494921,1472822,009219
20243,5964398751481,908226
20233,6062721,0322081,753341
20224,2554458951592,343413
20212,09350899671275243
202098318649361121122
20191,43291614189420118
20183,312667821322,199133
20174,165529121342,824243
20162,626738841401,335194
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 protection2,009
  2. Family1,147
  3. Work492
  4. Study282
  5. Other reasons219
Issued for work
11.9%
Change on 2024
+15.4%
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. Bangladesh451
  2. Pakistan423
  3. Morocco299
  4. Tunisia271
  5. Ukraine238
  6. Senegal211
  7. Afghanistan143
  8. India132
  9. Argentina96
  10. Philippines91
  11. Algeria87
  12. Nigeria87
  13. Egypt82
  14. China71
  15. Brazil69
Nationality20242025
Bangladesh365451
Pakistan691423
Morocco176299
Tunisia143271
Ukraine137238
Senegal167211
Afghanistan86143
India120132
Argentina10796
Philippines4591
Algeria4587
Nigeria9987
Egypt4882
China6471
Brazil5169
Albania8262
Colombia5960
Peru2943
Cuba4640
Türkiye1738
Mali3037
Russia3032
Bosnia and Herzegovina1731
United States1930
Burkina Faso3425
Serbia1523
Sri Lanka6418
Côte d’Ivoire4117
Cameroon2017
Iraq1415
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. Cagliari1,866
  2. Nuoro1,025
  3. Sassari925
  4. Oristano333
ProvinceAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
Cagliari1,86623649313091493
Nuoro1,0251352434458023
Sassari92510635810727579
Oristano3331553124024
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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