MT · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Malta, 2021
First-time asylum applications
1,200
Malta, 2021
▼ 50.1% vs 2020 (2,405)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's first-time asylum applications decreased by 50.1% compared to 2020, reaching 1,200.
Malta accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Malta ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 30.4% (from 1,725 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
0.2%
EU-27: 536,270
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm