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
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