Net migration estimates and projections in Malta
The net migration rate in Malta was 12.4 per 1,000 people in 2023.
Malta, 2023 (latest estimate)
12.4
Change from 2022
+7.7per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
3.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
3.4 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
1.5 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
0.8 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
17th of 216
Net migration 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.
Per 1,000 people. 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 | 0.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 0.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 2.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 3.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 9.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 12.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 4.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 8.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 13.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 40.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 35.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 30.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 18.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 21.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 21.2 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +7.7 from 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.0 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +10.4.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 17th highest value.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Net migration rate
23.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
532,956 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Immigration
34,033 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
23,419 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
1,145 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
405 applicants
2025 · Eurostat