Population growth in Malta
The population of Malta changed by 1.89% in 2025.
Malta, 2025
1.89%
Change from 2024
−0.98percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
53rd of 217
Population growth in Malta over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.89% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 2.87% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 3.99% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 2.47% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | 0.51% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 2.27% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | 4.05% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 3.53% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | 2.73% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 2.29% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | 2.45% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | 2.02% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | 1.13% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | 0.90% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | 0.42% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 0.49% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 0.75% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | 0.65% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 0.36% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 0.64% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0.67% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 0.66% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 0.75% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | 0.75% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.98 percentage points from 2.87% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.45%, the figure has changed by −0.56 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Population
579,704 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
5,161 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
574,250 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
574,250 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
7.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat