Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Malta's asylum positive increased by 175.0% compared to 2023, reaching 55.

Malta accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Malta ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.0% (from 50 in 2019).

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