MT · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Malta, 2019

First-time asylum applications
4,020
Malta, 2019
▲ 98.0% vs 2018 (2,030)
Analysis

In 2019, Malta's first-time asylum applications increased by 98.0% compared to 2018, reaching 4,020.

Malta accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.

Malta ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 214.1% (from 1,280 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
0.6%
EU-27: 629,230
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