Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta

Malta: Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual was 1,065 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,065
Change on year
up 29.9%
World rank
25th
of 32 countries
All-time high
1,065
in 2025
All-time low
160
in 2011
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta, 2008–2025

2004006008001.0k2008201620252008: 3052009: 5302010: 2702011: 1602012: 5702013: 4602014: 4952015: 4652016: 4202017: 4752018: 5302019: 6002020: 3802021: 7102022: 6702023: 9202024: 8202025: 1.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta is 1,065, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta peaked at 1,065 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2011.

That places Malta 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded) in Malta, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 305
2009 530 +73.8%
2010 270 -49.1%
2011 160 -40.7%
2012 570 +256.2%
2013 460 -19.3%
2014 495 +7.6%
2015 465 -6.1%
2016 420 -9.7%
2017 475 +13.1%
2018 530 +11.6%
2019 600 +13.2%
2020 380 -36.7%
2021 710 +86.8%
2022 670 -5.6%
2023 920 +37.3%
2024 820 -10.9%
2025 1,065 +29.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 417.5 305 530 2
2010s 444.5 160 600 10
2020s 760.83 380 1,065 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 22 Romania 1,800 compare
  2. 23 Norway 1,320 compare
  3. 24 Bulgaria 1,205 compare
  4. 26 Denmark 975 compare
  5. 27 Portugal 825 compare
  6. 28 Estonia 660 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta?
Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Malta was 1,065 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1,065 in 2025.
What is the lowest third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2011.
How does Malta rank for third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual?
Malta ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 546 data points, 2008–2025
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