Malta Population (LIVE)

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Malta Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Malta is 541,645 as of Thursday, November 7, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Malta 2024 population is estimated at 539,607 people at mid year.
  • Malta population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Malta ranks number 172 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Malta is 1686 per Km2 (4,367 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 320 Km2 (124 sq. miles).
  • 77.2 % of the population is urban (416,462 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Malta is 40.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Malta (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMalta
Global Rank
2024 539,607 1.25 % 6,651 6,323 40.7 1.11 1,686 77.2 % 416,462 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 172
2023 532,956 0.90 % 4,764 6,591 40.3 1.10 1,665 77.9 % 415,375 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 172
2022 528,192 0.73 % 3,816 2,480 39.7 1.10 1,651 78.4 % 414,163 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 172
2020 518,207 2.82 % 14,192 6,904 38.9 1.13 1,619 79.4 % 411,533 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 172
2015 444,981 1.04 % 4,466 9,588 39.5 1.38 1,391 90.7 % 403,728 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 173
2010 422,651 0.45 % 1,866 741 38.6 1.38 1,321 92.6 % 391,441 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 172
2005 413,320 0.66 % 2,685 1,626 37.1 1.38 1,292 92.2 % 380,936 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 172
2000 399,895 0.79 % 3,0691,591 35.5 1.67 1,250 91.6 % 366,394 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 174
1995 384,550 0.89 % 3,328 1,306 33.7 1.79 1,202 89.9 % 345,871 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 174
1990 367,908 0.86 % 3,068 568 32.0 2.04 1,150 89.5 % 329,377 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 172
1985 352,566 0.56 % 1,938 -428 30.5 1.95 1,102 89.0 % 313,678 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 170
1980 342,877 0.56 % 1,885 -886 29.0 1.99 1,071 87.3 % 299,232 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 165
1975 333,450 0.45 % 1,488 -1,742 26.9 2.15 1,042 86.9 % 289,707 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 164
1970 326,011 -0.08 % -277 -1,123 24.7 2.07 1,019 88.1 % 287,114 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 162
1965 327,398 -0.21 % -684 -4,329 23.4 2.44 1,023 88.1 % 288,356 0.01 % 3,334,533,703 157
1960 330,820 0.78 % 2,536 -5,540 22.7 3.63 1,034 84.9 % 280,781 0.01 % 3,015,470,894 159
1955 318,139 1.54 % 4,692 -1,549 22.5 4.01 994 88.4 % 281,301 0.01 % 2,740,213,792 157
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Malta Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMalta
Global Rank
2025 545,405 1.03 % 5,440 5,161 41.1 1.11 1,704 76.5 % 417,398 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 172
2030 555,231 0.36 % 1,965 1,906 43.3 1.15 1,735 75.6 % 419,700 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 172
2035 556,508 0.05 % 255 1,310 45.8 1.18 1,739 75.1 % 417,964 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 172
2040 551,735 -0.17 % -955 1,270 48.4 1.21 1,724 75.0 % 413,984 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 174
2045 544,634 -0.26 % -1,420 1,060 50.9 1.23 1,702 75.2 % 409,304 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 175
2050 535,721 -0.33 % -1,783   53.0 1.26 1,674 75.6 % 404,948 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 174
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Malta Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Malta
Life Expectancy
83.47 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
4.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
5.5
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Malta

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 San Pawl il-Bahar 32,042
2 Birkirkara 24,356
3 Mosta 23,482
4 Sliema 22,591
5 Qormi 16,801
6 Zabbar 15,648

See also

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Notes

The Malta Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Malta delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Malta (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Malta in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.