Population ages 15-64, total in Malta
Malta: Population ages 15-64, total was 385,851 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Malta is 385,851, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Malta peaked at 385,851 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 186,285, in 1960.
Malta ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190,389 | 186,285 | 192,264 | 10 |
| 1970s | 200,171 | 192,440 | 209,388 | 10 |
| 1980s | 221,959 | 211,658 | 231,867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,210 | 234,258 | 262,806 | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,589 | 265,444 | 289,044 | 10 |
| 2010s | 303,625 | 288,401 | 341,972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,412 | 351,396 | 385,851 | 6 |
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- 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 population ages 15-64, total in Malta?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Malta was 385,851 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 385,851 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,285 in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Malta ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.