Net migration in Malta
Net migration to Malta was 5,161 people in 2025.
Malta, 2025
5,161
Change from 2024
−18.4%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
53rd of 217
Net migration in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,161 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | 6,323 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 6,591 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 2,480 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 4,638 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 6,904 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | 20,302 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | 16,961 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | 14,372 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | 8,624 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | 9,588 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | 9,192 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | 861 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | 911 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | 999 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | 741 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | 836 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | 869 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | 926 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | 997 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | 1,626 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | 1,662 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | 1,626 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | 1,821 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | 1,678 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −18.4% from 6,323 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9,588 people, the figure has changed by −46.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Immigration
34,033 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
23,419 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
37.0%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
1,145 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
405 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
23.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat