MT · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Malta, 2021
In 2021, Malta's first-time asylum applications decreased by 50.1% compared to 2020, reaching 1,200.
Malta accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
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 30.4% (from 1,725 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.