Malta vs Norway: First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly
Malta
5.2 Number per hundred thousand persons
in 2026
Norway
4.2 Number per hundred thousand persons
in 2026
Malta rank
20th
Norway rank
23rd
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5.2 Number per hundred thousand persons against 4.2 Number per hundred thousand persons in Norway, a difference of 1 Number per hundred thousand persons.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.75 Number per hundred thousand persons | 26.65 Number per hundred thousand persons | 24.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | Malta |
| 2010s | 34.67 Number per hundred thousand persons | 14.95 Number per hundred thousand persons | 19.72 Number per hundred thousand persons | Malta |
| 2020s | 14.03 Number per hundred thousand persons | 5.11 Number per hundred thousand persons | 8.91 Number per hundred thousand persons | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly, Malta or Norway?
- Malta, at 5.2 Number per hundred thousand persons against 4.2 Number per hundred thousand persons in Norway as of 2026.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly between Malta and Norway?
- 1 Number per hundred thousand persons, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2026.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly?
- Malta ranks 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.