Population in Malta

544 indicators covering population for Malta.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of population living in the capital city 68.7% 2020 up 4.1% 5th
Assumptions for total fertility rates, type of projection and NUTS 3 1.36 Number 2095 up 3.7% 5th
Projected life expectancy at birth, by sex, type of projection and 89.1 Year 2095 up 1.2% 1st
Demographic balances by type of projection and NUTS3 region 46,666 2095 down 2.8% 2nd
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services 99.96 2022 down 0.0% 12th
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water 100 2022 unchanged 1st
6.2.1.c Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2022 128th
Households with access to the internet at home 97.8% 2025 up 20.7% 9th
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 4.4% 2025 down 52.2% 38th
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 10.07 per 1,000 population 2022 down 39.6% 155th
Prison population rate 119 prisoners per 100,000 people 2024 down 9.8% 128th
Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% 157th
Share of urban population living in slums 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 180th
Population density - Regions 574,250 Persons 2025 up 30.9% 50th
Population by 5-year age groups - Regions 574,250 Persons 2025 up 30.9% 50th
Population by broad age groups - Regions 574,250 Persons 2025 up 30.9% 50th
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 532,997 Number 2025 up 31.2% 44th
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 96.5% 2024 unchanged 24th
Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 4,055 Number 2024 up 3.4% 46th
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 4.2% 2025 down 54.3% 32nd
Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of 1 Rate 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at 94.5% 2024 down 1.0% 22nd
Net migration 5,161 2025 down 46.2% 30th
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 581,252 2025 up 30.8% 56th
International migrants, by country of destination 199,466 2024 up 278.9% 116th
Total number of international immigrants 199,466 immigrants 2024 up 278.9% 116th
Share of the population born in another country 37.0% 2024 up 212.5% 32nd
Live births (total) by month 4,381 Number 2025 up 1.3% 56th
Population on 1 January by age and sex 574,250 Number 2025 up 30.9% 56th
Population on 1 January by age group and sex 574,250 Number 2025 up 30.9% 56th
Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 574,250 Number 2025 up 30.9% 56th
Households with broadband access 90.5% 2021 up 20.8% 24th
Age dependency ratio, young 19.52 2024 down 7.8% 70th
Age dependency ratio 49.8 2024 up 4.4% 58th
Crude death rate 7.3 2024 down 2.7% 42nd
Population growth 2.87 2024 up 42.1% 7th
Population structure indicators at national level 44 2025 down 8.3% 54th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 38.2% 2024 up 60.7% 56th
Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 729.27 Rate 2023 down 4.1% 39th
Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 860.16 Rate 2023 down 13.7% 37th
Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 777.01 Rate 2023 down 1.2% 39th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity 9.2 percent 2023 up 58.6% 94th
Share of population with severe food insecurity 2.1 percent 2023 up 40.0% 89th
Population ages 25 to 54 210.24 2024 up 44.2% 74th
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 4,374 Number 2024 up 4.4% 56th
Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 4,374 Number 2024 up 4.4% 54th
Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 4,181 Number 2024 up 27.9% 54th
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation 88.18 2022 down 3.7% 36th
Fertility indicators 31.3 2024 up 4.0% 16th
Fertility rates by age 1.01 Number 2024 down 26.5% 57th
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 99.77 2022 down 0.2% 13th
Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 689,359 Person 2100 down 1.1% 37th
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 8,498 2100 down 6.5% 37th
Share of population below and above $30 per day 77,090 people 2023 down 32.5% 118th
Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 759,097 Person 2100 down 3.1% 37th
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 10,274 2100 down 7.9% 37th
Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 723,710 Person 2100 down 2.8% 37th
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 9,815 2100 down 4.8% 37th
Assumptions for fertility rates by age and type of projection 1.57 Number 2100 up 2.3% 39th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) 0.2% 2022 down 33.3% 100th