Refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta
Malta: Refugees by host country, per 1000 population was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta, 2003–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta is 15, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta peaked at 23 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
That places Malta 33rd out of 109 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 14 | -39.1% |
| 2015 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 14 | -36.4% |
| 2025 | 15 | +7.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 15 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.86 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.3 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 | 14 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More population data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta?
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population in Malta was 15 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees by host country, per 1000 population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2013.
- What is the lowest refugees by host country, per 1000 population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for refugees by host country, per 1000 population?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees by host country, per 1000 population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees by host country, per 1000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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