Population, male in Malta

Malta: Population, male was 301,029 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
301,029
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
169th
of 215 countries
All-time high
301,029
in 2025
All-time low
143,549
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Malta, 1960–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Malta recorded 301,029 for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Malta peaked at 301,029 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 143,549, in 1970.

That places Malta 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 149,947 144,015 153,927 10
1970s 146,196 143,549 151,652 10
1980s 163,592 153,615 172,493 10
1990s 184,827 174,305 191,823 10
2000s 199,283 193,158 204,970 10
2010s 224,316 206,040 258,731 10
2020s 282,460 266,944 301,029 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 166 Maldives 326,850 compare
  2. 167 Suriname 319,510 compare
  3. 168 Macao 315,701 compare
  4. 170 Montenegro 300,021 compare
  5. 171 Cape Verde 268,154 compare
  6. 172 Brunei 247,435 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Malta?
Population, male in Malta was 301,029 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 301,029 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 143,549 in 1970.
How does Malta rank for population, male?
Malta ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.