MT · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Malta, 2016
In 2016, Malta's first-time asylum applications increased by 1.2% compared to 2015, reaching 1,725.
Malta accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Malta ranks 20th 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 8.0% (from 1,875 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.