Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Malta

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Malta in 2024 — 272.4 per 100k. Ranked 28 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10,794.1%.

2024 272.4 per 100k +78.15% vs 2023
World rank 28of 178
Period maximum 781 per 100k2020
Period minimum 2.5 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Malta, 2000–202402004006008002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 2.5 per 100k2001: 13.2 per 100k2002: 5.7 per 100k2003: 13.2 per 100k2004: 34.1 per 100k2005: 35.6 per 100k2006: 49.3 per 100k2007: 206.6 per 100k2008: 291.9 per 100k2009: 433.5 per 100k2010: 303.3 per 100k2011: 341 per 100k2012: 176.7 per 100k2013: 210.1 per 100k2014: 40.5 per 100k2015: 129 per 100k2016: 190.7 per 100k2017: 288.3 per 100k2018: 383.9 per 100k2019: 730.3 per 100k2020: 781 per 100k2021: 700.6 per 100k2022: 391.9 per 100k2023: 152.9 per 100k2024: 272.4 per 100k
Change over the period: +269.9 (+10,794.13%) Average annual rate: 21.59 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 272.4 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Southern Europe computed 356.1 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 272.4 +119.5 +78.15%
2023 152.9 −239 −60.98%
2022 391.9 −308.7 −44.06%
2021 700.6 −80.3 −10.29%
2020 781 +50.6 +6.93%
2019 730.3 +346.5 +90.26%
2018 383.9 +95.5 +33.14%
2017 288.3 +97.7 +51.22%
2016 190.7 +61.7 +47.8%
2015 129 +88.5 +218.45%
2014 40.5 −169.5 −80.72%
2013 210.1 +33.3 +18.85%
2012 176.7 −164.3 −48.17%
2011 341 +37.7 +12.42%
2010 303.3 −130.1 −30.02%
2009 433.5 +141.6 +48.49%
2008 291.9 +85.3 +41.28%
2007 206.6 +157.3 +318.74%
2006 49.3 +13.8 +38.74%
2005 35.6 +1.5 +4.36%
2004 34.1 +20.9 +157.64%
2003 13.2 +7.6 +133.25%
2002 5.7 −7.5 −56.9%
2001 13.2 +10.7 +426.21%
2000 2.5

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.