Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta
Malta: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0024 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta is 0.0024 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0079 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Malta 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +426.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -56.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +133.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +157.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per person | +319.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per person | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 units per person | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 units per person | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per person | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | -80.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | +218.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | +47.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 units per person | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 units per person | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per person | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 units per person | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | -62.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 units per person | +75.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 24 Israel 0.0029 units per person compare
- 25 Eswatini 0.0028 units per person compare
- 26 Netherlands 0.0027 units per person compare
- 28 Austria 0.0024 units per person compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0021 units per person compare
- 30 Switzerland 0.0019 units per person 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Malta was 0.0024 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.