Population growth estimates and projections in Malta
The population of Malta changed by 1.29% in 2023.
Malta, 2023 (latest estimate)
1.29%
Change from 2022
+0.79percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
0.07%
Projection for 2030
0.18%
Projection for 2050
-0.37%
Projection for 2100
-0.81%
Position in 2023
87th of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in Malta over time
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% per year. 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 | -0.81%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -0.92%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -1.00%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -1.06%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | -1.06%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | -0.93%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | -0.80%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | -0.66%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | -0.52%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | -0.43%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | -0.37%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | -0.30%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | -0.22%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | -0.10%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 0.18%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 0.95%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 1.29% |
| 2022 | 0.50% |
| 2021 | 0.95% |
| 2020 | 1.42% |
| 2019 | 4.17% |
| 2018 | 3.69% |
| 2017 | 3.30% |
| 2016 | 2.16% |
| 2015 | 2.41% |
| 2014 | 2.36% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.79 percentage points from 0.50% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.42%, the figure has changed by +0.87 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 87th highest value.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
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
Total fertility rate
1.01 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat