Demographics of Malta

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date04 Nov 2021

As of 2021, the population of Malta is projected at 442.79 thousand, up by 0.28% compared with 441.54 thousand in 2020. Malta is ranked 174th in terms of population and 179th in terms of population growth rate.

There are 4.34 thousand births in Malta in 2021. That is 12 per day, which is ranked 183rd. The crude birth rate is 9.79 per 1000 people. There are 3.86 thousand deaths in Malta in 2021. That is 11 per day, which is ranked 169th. The crude death rate is 8.72 per 1000 people.

0.41 million people are living in urban areas, which is 94.81% of Malta population. Malta is ranked 21st in terms of urbanization.

The Sex Ratio in Malta in 2021 is 100.66 males per 100 females. There are 222.12 thousand males and 220.67 thousand females in Malta. The percentage of female population is 49.84% compare to 50.16% male population. Malta has 1.46 thousand more males than females. Malta is at 137th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.

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  • Population
  • Growth rate

Malta population

Year Population Growth (%)
1950311,998-
1955313,523-0.01
1960312,9730.21
1965322,2380.41
1970320,548-0.15
1975322,3580.29
1980331,4940.72
1985346,2540.92
1990362,0170.86
1995376,8930.84
2000393,6490.77
2005404,6590.46
2010414,2570.66
2015433,5590.78
2016436,0990.59
2017437,9350.42
2018439,2550.3
2019440,3770.26
2020441,5390.26
2021442,7900.28
  • Total
  • Crude

Malta death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19503,0739,4199.8030.06
19552,7738,6328.8827.62
19602,7317,6448.6724.25
19652,8565,9418.9318.59
19702,9805,0329.2815.66
19753,0465,6219.4217.38
19803,0655,6869.2217.13
19852,8185,4958.1515.86
19902,5575,4227.0614.99
19952,6335,0516.9713.38
20002,8134,3697.1611.13
20053,0113,8637.459.55
20103,1973,9437.689.47
20153,4404,1957.979.72
20203,7884,3418.579.83
20213,8644,3388.729.79
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Malta

Year Population Urbanization
UrbanRuralgrowth rate (%)Urban (%)
1950277,23934,764-88.858
1955281,30131,8230.1389.837
1960280,78130,7530.1090.129
1965288,35632,6630.3889.825
1970287,11432,972-0.0989.699
1975289,70733,1140.3689.742
1980299,23234,0420.8289.785
1985313,67835,5180.9589.828
1990329,37735,0540.9790.381
1995345,87134,4341.0090.946
2000366,39430,2741.0492.368
2005380,93625,8510.7093.645
2010391,44124,6690.5794.072
2015403,72823,8880.5594.414
2020411,53322,8300.3394.744
2021412,86722,6020.3294.810
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  • Gender ratio

Malta population by Age Group (2011)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 11,080 10,518 21,598 4.88 105.343
05-09 11,207 10,415 21,622 4.88 107.604
10-14 10,694 9,942 20,636 4.66 107.564
15-19 10,406 9,942 20,348 4.60 104.667
20-24 12,406 11,736 24,142 5.45 105.709
25-29 15,314 14,068 29,382 6.64 108.857
30-34 17,019 15,711 32,730 7.39 108.325
35-39 16,983 15,697 32,680 7.38 108.193
40-44 16,269 15,283 31,552 7.13 106.452
45-49 14,903 14,104 29,007 6.55 105.665
50-54 12,833 12,349 25,182 5.69 103.919
55-59 13,778 13,570 27,348 6.18 101.533
60-64 14,882 15,096 29,978 6.77 98.582
65-69 13,644 13,904 27,548 6.22 98.130
70-74 13,578 14,577 28,155 6.36 93.147
75-79 8,586 10,022 18,608 4.20 85.672
80-84 5,053 6,810 11,863 2.68 74.200
85-89 2,471 4,340 6,811 1.54 56.935
90-94 828 1,972 2,800 0.63 41.988
95-99 173 542 715 0.16 31.919
100+ 16 69 85 0.02 23.188
Total 222,123 220,667 442,790 100.660