First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta
Malta: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.7 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta is 0.7 Number, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta peaked at 8.14 Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.35 Number, in 2010.
Malta ranks 20th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.39 Number | — |
| 2009 | 5.8 Number | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.35 Number | -94.0% |
| 2011 | 4.49 Number | +1182.9% |
| 2012 | 4.94 Number | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.22 Number | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.98 Number | -42.9% |
| 2015 | 3.86 Number | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 3.85 Number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.51 Number | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.28 Number | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 8.14 Number | +90.2% |
| 2020 | 4.68 Number | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 2.33 Number | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 1.76 Number | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.91 Number | -48.3% |
| 2024 | 0.78 Number | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7 Number | -10.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1182.9% | 0.35 Number | 4.49 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.09 Number | 5.8 Number | 6.39 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.16 Number | 0.35 Number | 8.14 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 Number | 0.7 Number | 4.68 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Malta was 0.7 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 Number in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Malta ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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