Malta Population (LIVE)

545,575

Malta Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Malta is 545,532 as of Friday, July 11, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Malta 2025 population is estimated at 545,405 people at mid-year.
Malta population is equivalent to 0.0066% of the total world population.
Malta ranks number 172 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Malta is 1,704 per Km² (4,414 people per mi²).
The total land area is 320 Km² (124 sq. miles).
76.53% of the population is urban (417,398 people in 2025)
The median age in Malta is 41.1 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Malta (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Malta Global Rank
2025	545,405	1.07%	5,798	5,161	41.1	1.11	1,704	76.5%	417,398	0.0066%	8,231,613,070	172
2024	539,607	1.25%	6,651	6,323	40.7	1.11	1,686	77.2%	416,462	0.0066%	8,161,972,572	172
2023	532,956	0.9%	4,764	6,591	40.3	1.1	1,665	77.9%	415,375	0.0066%	8,091,734,930	172
2022	528,192	0.96%	4,993	2,480	39.7	1.1	1,651	78.4%	414,163	0.0066%	8,021,407,192	172
2020	518,207	3.09%	14,645	6,904	38.9	1.13	1,619	79.4%	411,533	0.0066%	7,887,001,292	172
2015	444,981	1.04%	4,466	9,588	39.5	1.38	1,391	90.7%	403,728	0.0060%	7,470,491,872	173
2010	422,651	0.45%	1,866	741	38.6	1.38	1,321	92.6%	391,441	0.0060%	7,021,732,148	172
2005	413,320	0.66%	2,685	1,626	37.1	1.38	1,292	92.2%	380,936	0.0063%	6,586,970,132	172
2000	399,895	0.79%	3,069	1,591	35.5	1.67	1,250	91.6%	366,394	0.0065%	6,171,702,993	174
1995	384,550	0.89%	3,328	1,306	33.7	1.79	1,202	89.9%	345,871	0.0067%	5,758,878,982	174
1990	367,908	0.86%	3,068	568	32	2.04	1,150	89.5%	329,377	0.0069%	5,327,803,110	172
1985	352,566	0.56%	1,938	−428	30.5	1.95	1,102	89%	313,678	0.0072%	4,868,943,465	170
1980	342,877	0.56%	1,885	−886	29	1.99	1,071	87.3%	299,232	0.0077%	4,447,606,236	165
1975	333,450	0.45%	1,488	−1,742	26.9	2.15	1,042	86.9%	289,707	0.0082%	4,070,735,277	164
1970	326,011	−0.08%	−277	−1,123	24.7	2.07	1,019	88.1%	287,114	0.0088%	3,694,683,794	162
1965	327,398	−0.21%	−684	−4,329	23.4	2.44	1,023	88.1%	288,356	0.0098%	3,334,533,703	161
1960	330,820	0.78%	2,536	−5,540	22.7	3.63	1,034	84.9%	280,781	0.011%	3,015,470,894	159
1955	318,139	1.54%	4,692	−1,549	22.5	4.01	994	88.4%	281,301	0.012%	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).

Malta Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Malta Global Rank
2030	555,231	0.36%	1,965	1,906	43.3	1.15	1,735	75.6%	419,700	0.0065%	8,569,124,911	172
2035	556,508	0.05%	255	1,310	45.8	1.18	1,739	75.1%	417,964	0.0063%	8,885,210,181	172
2040	551,735	−0.17%	−955	1,270	48.4	1.21	1,724	75%	413,984	0.0060%	9,177,190,203	174
2045	544,634	−0.26%	−1,420	1,060	50.9	1.23	1,702	75.2%	409,304	0.0058%	9,439,639,668	175
2050	535,721	−0.33%	−1,783	817	53	1.26	1,674	75.6%	404,948	0.0055%	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

83.6 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

4.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

5.3

(per 1,000 live births)

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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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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.