Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was -5.44 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta is -5.44 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 106.8% on the previous year and down 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 430 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -80.44 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Malta ranks 102nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 430 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -56.6 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2003 | 134.78 % change on previous year | -338.1% |
| 2004 | 159.26 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 5 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 2006 | 39.46 % change on previous year | +689.1% |
| 2007 | 320.49 % change on previous year | +712.3% |
| 2008 | 41.88 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2009 | 49.14 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2010 | -29.71 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 2011 | 12.95 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2012 | -47.93 % change on previous year | -470.1% |
| 2013 | 19.36 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 2014 | -80.44 % change on previous year | -515.4% |
| 2015 | 226.14 % change on previous year | -381.1% |
| 2016 | 51.22 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2017 | 55.41 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 37.88 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 97.9 % change on previous year | +158.5% |
| 2020 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 2021 | -9.22 % change on previous year | -192.7% |
| 2022 | -43.66 % change on previous year | +373.7% |
| 2023 | -60.63 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 80.37 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 2025 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.82 % change on previous year | -56.6 % change on previous year | 430 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.28 % change on previous year | -80.44 % change on previous year | 226.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.77 % change on previous year | -60.63 % change on previous year | 80.37 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 99 Niger -3.76 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Papua New Guinea -4 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Uganda -5 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Spain -5.78 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Czechia -6.76 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Belize -8.25 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Malta
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Malta was -5.44 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 430 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.44 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 102nd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.