According to an article appearing in DI-VE, over 35% of the 9,554 migrants who arrived in Malta over the past 5 years were Somali. “The second largest group [was] from Eritrea (1,259), followed by Egypt (755), Nigeria (652) and Sudan (596).”
Total Irregular Migrant Arrivals in Malta:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total |
| 1,822 | 1,780 | 1,702 | 2,775 | 1,475 | 9,554 |
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MIGRANTS AT SEA 