MT · 2014 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Malta, 2014
In 2014, Malta's first-time asylum applications decreased by 41.8% compared to 2013, reaching 1,280.
Malta accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 530,975.
Malta ranks 18th 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 46.4% (from 2,390 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.