Median age estimates and projections in Malta
The median age in Malta was 40.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Malta, 2023 (latest estimate)
40.3
Change from 2022
+1.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
42.6 years
Projection for 2030
43.3 years
Projection for 2050
53.0 years
Projection for 2100
55.1 years
Position in 2023
43rd of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Malta |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 55.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 55.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 55.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 56.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 56.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 56.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 55.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 55.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 54.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 54.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 53.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 50.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 45.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 43.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 41.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 40.3 years |
| 2022 | 39.7 years |
| 2021 | 39.2 years |
| 2020 | 38.9 years |
| 2019 | 38.9 years |
| 2018 | 39.2 years |
| 2017 | 39.5 years |
| 2016 | 39.6 years |
| 2015 | 39.5 years |
| 2014 | 39.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 39.7 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 39.4 years, the figure has changed by +2.2%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 43rd highest value.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Median age of the population
40.0 years
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
532,956 people
2023 · UN Population Division
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