Fertility rate: births per woman in Malta
Malta: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.1 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Malta is 1.1 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Malta peaked at 4.23 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.1 live births per woman, in 2023.
Malta ranks 223rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.924 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 69.48 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 72.98 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.9216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 79.64 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Malta?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Malta was 1.1 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Malta ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.