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Sicily

Region · Italy

New permits, 2025
25,583
Change on 2024
+55.0%
Share of Italy
6.0%
Issued for work
4,589
Largest nationality
Tunisia
New permits, 202525,5832025
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

13k26k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
13k26k201620182020202220242025
Data table
201613,286
201713,496
201814,815
20197,683
20204,633
202112,011
202217,964
202318,732
202416,502
202525,583
YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
202525,5834,5897,5271,6128,2563,599
202416,5022,6735,2457135,3942,477
202318,7322,0296,0331,1466,0983,426
202217,9642,8845,5596526,5602,309
202112,0112,9454,9514101,9441,761
20204,6335432,166122865937
20197,6834253,4362662,4461,110
201814,8156244,4292858,3321,145
201713,4965174,4092136,6371,720
201613,2864693,5671577,8621,231
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 protection8,256
  2. Family7,527
  3. Work4,589
  4. Other reasons3,599
  5. Study1,612
Issued for work
17.9%
Change on 2024
+55.0%
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. Tunisia5,769
  2. Bangladesh4,790
  3. Morocco1,916
  4. Egypt1,262
  5. India1,072
  6. Sri Lanka1,034
  7. Albania1,014
  8. Pakistan904
  9. United States732
  10. Gambia535
  11. Ukraine434
  12. Argentina433
  13. Nigeria423
  14. Senegal368
  15. Guinea338
Nationality20242025
Tunisia4,0035,769
Bangladesh2,5804,790
Morocco9841,916
Egypt5571,262
India3251,072
Sri Lanka6531,034
Albania9321,014
Pakistan430904
United States598732
Gambia618535
Ukraine300434
Argentina206433
Nigeria324423
Senegal263368
Guinea350338
Côte d’Ivoire274310
Mali375310
Ghana160237
Iran174204
Burkina Faso341200
China124185
Colombia103169
Somalia42163
Philippines62149
Brazil86142
Afghanistan76138
Algeria62127
Türkiye63121
Russia113110
Cuba7694
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
ProvinceAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther
Ragusa5,5672,6131,413141,149378
Palermo3,8124041,1602961,692260
Messina3,5753411,041994827372
Catania3,5004631,3831661,034454
Agrigento3,00114955359741,320
Trapani2,09621090214578392
Syracuse1,778335760100372211
Caltanissetta1,66433197221,278134
Enna59041118135278
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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