Population density in Malta
Malta had 1,805.0 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Malta, 2024
1,805.0
Change from 2023
+2.9%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
7th of 214
Population density 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 per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,805.0 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 1,753.9 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 1,685.3 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 1,644.1 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 1,610.9 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 1,574.7 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 1,512.2 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 1,459.7 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 1,420.3 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 1,388.2 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 1,354.6 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 1,327.5 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 1,312.6 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 1,300.8 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 1,295.3 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 1,289.0 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 1,279.3 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 1,271.0 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 1,266.6 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 1,262.0 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 1,254.0 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 1,245.6 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 1,237.4 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 1,228.2 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 1,219.0 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.9% from 1,753.9 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,354.6 people per km², the figure has changed by +33.2%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 7th highest value.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Population
579,704 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
95.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
574,250 people
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Population by age and sex
574,250 people
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Crude birth rate
7.5 per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
7.3 per 1,000 people
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