Public Schengen visa statistics
Malta Schengen visa statistics
Malta hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.
Explore Malta Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 54,037 applications in 2025 and a 38.2% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 54,037
- Visas issued
- 33,140
- Not issued
- 20,655
- Weighted rejection rate
- 38.2%
- Latest year
- 2025
- Confidence
- High confidence
How this rate is calculated
Weighted rejection rate is calculated as total not-issued uniform visa applications divided by total uniform applications for the rows on this page. It is historical context, not an official decision or a legal prediction.
Yearly trend
| Year | Applications | Not issued | Rejection rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 32,331 | 6,611 | 20.4% |
| 2019 | 34,765 | 6,830 | 19.6% |
| 2020 | 6,472 | 1,795 | 27.7% |
| 2021 | 4,295 | 691 | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 22,275 | 7,915 | 35.5% |
| 2023 | 33,306 | 12,261 | 36.8% |
| 2024 | 45,578 | 16,905 | 37.1% |
| 2025 | 54,037 | 20,655 | 38.2% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Malta Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
- In 2025, consulates recorded about 54,037 Malta Schengen visa applications, of which 20,655 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 38.2%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
- How many Malta Schengen visa applications were recorded?
- About 54,037 Malta Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 20,655 were not issued.
- Do these statistics guarantee my Malta visa outcome?
- No. These are historical, aggregate statistics from official sources. Every application is decided individually on its own merits by the relevant consulate, so a high or low rejection rate does not guarantee any specific result.