MT · 2018 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Malta, 2018
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
1,500
Malta, 2018
▲ 35.1% vs 2017 (1,110)
Analysis
In 2018, Malta's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 35.1% compared to 2017, reaching 1,500.
Malta accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 556,610.
Malta ranks 15th 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 21.3% (from 1,905 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
0.3%
EU-27: 556,610
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta