First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data

In 2025, Malta's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 4.8% compared to 2024, reaching 500.0.

Malta accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 832,360.

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 42.9% (from 875.0 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.