MT · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Malta, 2017
In 2017, Malta's first-time asylum applications decreased by 6.1% compared to 2016, reaching 1,620.
Malta accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.
Malta ranks 19th 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 21.4% (from 2,060 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.