Malta Population (LIVE)

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Malta Population (1950 - 2020)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Malta is 444,947 as of Monday, May 29, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Malta 2020 population is estimated at 441,543 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • Malta population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Malta ranks number 174 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Malta is 1380 per Km2 (3,574 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 320 Km2 (124 sq. miles)
  • 93.2 % of the population is urban (411,533 people in 2020)
  • The median age in Malta is 42.6 years.

Population of Malta (2020 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
2020 441,543 0.27 % 1,171 900 42.6 1.45 1,380 93.2 % 411,533 0.01 % 7,794,798,739 174
2019 440,372 0.26 % 1,124 900 41.4 1.41 1,376 93.1 % 410,188 0.01 % 7,713,468,100 174
2018 439,248 0.30 % 1,315 900 41.4 1.41 1,373 93.1 % 408,809 0.01 % 7,631,091,040 174
2017 437,933 0.42 % 1,836 900 41.4 1.41 1,369 93.0 % 407,337 0.01 % 7,547,858,925 174
2016 436,097 0.59 % 2,538 900 41.4 1.41 1,363 93.0 % 405,661 0.01 % 7,464,022,049 174
2015 433,559 0.92 % 3,861 3,101 41.1 1.40 1,355 93.1 % 403,728 0.01 % 7,379,797,139 174
2010 414,253 0.47 % 1,920 1,147 40.2 1.39 1,295 94.5 % 391,441 0.01 % 6,956,823,603 173
2005 404,653 0.55 % 2,202 1,122 38.4 1.47 1,265 94.1 % 380,936 0.01 % 6,541,907,027 173
2000 393,645 0.87 % 3,3501,276 36.5 1.85 1,230 93.1 % 366,394 0.01 % 6,143,493,823 173
1995 376,896 0.81 % 2,976 326 35.0 2.01 1,178 91.8 % 345,871 0.01 % 5,744,212,979 172
1990 362,015 0.89 % 3,153 232 33.1 2.03 1,131 91.0 % 329,377 0.01 % 5,327,231,061 170
1985 346,250 0.87 % 2,951 511 31.6 1.97 1,082 90.6 % 313,678 0.01 % 4,870,921,740 169
1980 331,497 0.56 % 1,828 -969 31.0 2.12 1,036 90.3 % 299,232 0.01 % 4,458,003,514 167
1975 322,356 0.11 % 362 -1,936 29.1 2.01 1,007 89.9 % 289,707 0.01 % 4,079,480,606 166
1970 320,545 -0.11 % -339 -2,520 26.9 2.12 1,002 89.6 % 287,114 0.01 % 3,700,437,046 164
1965 322,242 0.59 % 1,854 -2,342 24.3 3.15 1,007 89.5 % 288,356 0.01 % 3,339,583,597 157
1960 312,973 -0.04 % -111 -5,545 23.0 3.80 978 89.7 % 280,781 0.01 % 3,034,949,748 160
1955 313,526 0.10 % 305 -5,843 21.9 4.15 980 89.7 % 281,301 0.01 % 2,773,019,936 157
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Malta Population Forecast

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YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMalta
Global Rank
2020 441,543 0.37 % 1,597 900 42.6 1.45 1,380 93.2 % 411,533 0.01 % 7,794,798,739 174
2025 447,186 0.25 % 1,129 800 44.1 1.45 1,397 93.3 % 417,398 0.01 % 8,184,437,460 175
2030 448,899 0.08 % 343 600 45.8 1.45 1,403 93.5 % 419,700 0.01 % 8,548,487,400 176
2035 446,016 -0.13 % -577 400 47.4 1.45 1,394 93.7 % 417,964 0.01 % 8,887,524,213 176
2040 440,308 -0.26 % -1,142 400 49.0 1.45 1,376 94.0 % 413,984 0.00 % 9,198,847,240 179
2045 433,459 -0.31 % -1,370 400 50.3 1.45 1,355 94.4 % 409,304 0.00 % 9,481,803,274 180
2050 426,787 -0.31 % -1,334   51.0 1.45 1,334 94.9 % 404,948 0.00 % 9,735,033,990 180
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Malta Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Malta
Life Expectancy
83.06 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
4.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
4.8
(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 Birkirkara 21,676
2 Qormi 18,230
3 Mosta 17,789
4 Zabbar 15,030

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 - 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2019. 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 2019 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2019: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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 2019: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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.