Population in Malta
The population of Malta was 579,704 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Malta, 2025
579,704
Change from 2024
+1.9%
European Union, 2025
451,127,411 people
Position in 2025
170th of 217
Population 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 | 579,704 people | 451,127,411 people |
| 2024 | 568,847 people | 450,228,188 people |
| 2023 | 552,747 people | 448,897,545 people |
| 2022 | 531,113 people | 447,203,596 people |
| 2021 | 518,150 people | 446,228,281 people |
| 2020 | 515,490 people | 446,870,959 people |
| 2019 | 503,912 people | 446,910,453 people |
| 2018 | 483,903 people | 446,058,453 people |
| 2017 | 467,106 people | 445,321,060 people |
| 2016 | 454,505 people | 444,676,652 people |
| 2015 | 444,220 people | 443,793,218 people |
| 2014 | 433,481 people | 442,920,819 people |
| 2013 | 424,810 people | 442,425,741 people |
| 2012 | 420,028 people | 442,069,839 people |
| 2011 | 416,268 people | 441,414,078 people |
| 2010 | 414,508 people | 442,088,310 people |
| 2009 | 412,477 people | 441,388,573 people |
| 2008 | 409,379 people | 440,270,719 people |
| 2007 | 406,724 people | 438,796,003 people |
| 2006 | 405,308 people | 437,263,803 people |
| 2005 | 403,834 people | 435,789,139 people |
| 2004 | 401,268 people | 434,193,248 people |
| 2003 | 398,582 people | 432,512,916 people |
| 2002 | 395,969 people | 430,924,112 people |
| 2001 | 393,028 people | 429,909,307 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9% from 568,847 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 444,220 people, the figure has changed by +30.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 170th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Population on 1 January
574,250 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population growth
1.89%
2025 · World Bank
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
Total fertility rate
1.01 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat