Urban population growth in Malta
The urban population of Malta changed by 1.92% in 2025.
Malta, 2025
1.92%
Change from 2024
−0.98percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
73rd of 217
Urban population growth in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
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 | 1.92% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 2.90% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 4.02% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 2.56% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.86% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 2.54% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 4.27% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 3.70% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 2.83% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 2.33% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 2.48% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 2.04% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 1.16% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.95% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.50% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.60% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.87% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 0.78% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 0.47% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.73% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.76% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.74% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.83% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.84% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.98 percentage points from 2.90% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.48%, the figure has changed by −0.56 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 73rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Urban population share
95.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.89%
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