Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2018, Malta's asylum positive decreased by 9.1% compared to 2017, reaching 150.

Malta accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 114,590.

Malta ranks 19th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 233.3% (from 45 in 2013).

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