What is median age in Malta?

Median age in Malta was 40.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 40.28 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 22.31 years in 1957.

How does Malta rank for median age?

Malta ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Malta

Name: Median age in Malta
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Median age was 40.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

40.28 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

53rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

40.28 years

in 2023

All-time low

22.31 years

in 1957

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Malta, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Malta recorded 40.28 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Malta peaked at 40.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.31 years, in 1957.

That places Malta 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.76 years	22.31 years	23.62 years	10
1960s	23.4 years	22.66 years	24.35 years	10
1970s	26.65 years	24.73 years	28.58 years	10
1980s	30.32 years	28.97 years	31.64 years	10
1990s	33.57 years	31.98 years	35.17 years	10
2000s	36.91 years	35.5 years	38.26 years	10
2010s	39.22 years	38.57 years	39.55 years	10
2020s	39.53 years	38.88 years	40.28 years	4

Countries ranked near Malta

50 Aruba 41.02 years compare
51 Belarus 40.53 years compare
52 Canada 40.34 years compare
54 North Macedonia 40.26 years compare
55 Sweden 39.91 years compare
56 United Kingdom 39.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
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 estimate 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Malta?: Median age in Malta was 40.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 40.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 22.31 years in 1957.
How does Malta rank for median age?: Malta ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.