Age dependency ratio in Malta
Malta: Age dependency ratio was 50.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Malta recorded 50.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Malta peaked at 75.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 151st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.9% | 58.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 49.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 47.5% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 42.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 43.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.7% | 50.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Malta
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 178,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Malta?
- Age dependency ratio in Malta was 50.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for age dependency ratio?
- Malta ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.