Malta birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Malta chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Malta was 1.06 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1990. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.96 — a -45.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malta	World
1960	3.62	4.69
1961	3.27	4.56
1962	3.24	5.02
1963	2.9	5.31
1964	2.79	5.13
1965	2.52	5.08
1966	2.33	4.97
1967	2.24	4.87
1968	2.12	4.98
1969	2.02	4.88
1970	2.03	4.84
1971	2.06	4.69
1972	2.01	4.55
1973	1.65	4.42
1974	1.64	4.26
1975	2.27	4.07
1976	2.21	3.97
1977	2.14	3.84
1978	2.05	3.77
1979	2.1	3.76
1980	1.99	3.73
1981	1.87	3.71
1982	1.9	3.72
1983	1.92	3.59
1984	1.95	3.57
1985	1.95	3.53
1986	1.93	3.51
1987	1.97	3.48
1988	2.06	3.39
1989	2.1	3.35
1990	2.02	3.31
1991	1.99	3.13
1992	2.07	3.04
1993	1.96	2.97
1994	1.84	2.92
1995	1.77	2.87
1996	1.99	2.82
1997	1.93	2.78
1998	1.84	2.75
1999	1.73	2.72
2000	1.68	2.73
2001	1.48	2.69
2002	1.45	2.66
2003	1.48	2.64
2004	1.4	2.63
2005	1.38	2.61
2006	1.36	2.61
2007	1.35	2.6
2008	1.43	2.6
2009	1.42	2.59
2010	1.36	2.57
2011	1.45	2.55
2012	1.42	2.56
2013	1.36	2.53
2014	1.38	2.52
2015	1.37	2.49
2016	1.37	2.49
2017	1.26	2.46
2018	1.23	2.39
2019	1.14	2.35
2020	1.13	2.28
2021	1.13	2.25
2022	1.08	2.22
2023	1.06	2.2
2024	1.07	2.19
2025	1.08	2.18
2026	1.08	2.18
2027	1.09	2.17
2028	1.1	2.16
2029	1.11	2.15
2030	1.11	2.14
2031	1.12	2.13
2032	1.12	2.12
2033	1.13	2.12
2034	1.13	2.11
2035	1.14	2.1
2036	1.15	2.09
2037	1.15	2.09
2038	1.16	2.08
2039	1.16	2.08
2040	1.17	2.08
2041	1.17	2.07
2042	1.18	2.07
2043	1.18	2.07
2044	1.19	2.07
2045	1.19	2.06
2046	1.2	2.06
2047	1.2	2.06
2048	1.21	2.05
2049	1.21	2.05
2050	1.21	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 2.58% were to women under 20 years old, 26.6% to women ages 20-29, and 70.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 1.5%, 58.6%, and 39.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Malta by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Malta	World
1960	35.8%	37.4%
1961	35%	37.5%
1962	34.2%	37.6%
1963	33.4%	37.8%
1964	32.6%	38%
1965	31.7%	38%
1966	30.9%	38%
1967	30.1%	38%
1968	29.3%	37.9%
1969	28.5%	37.8%
1970	27.7%	37.7%
1971	26.9%	37.6%
1972	26.3%	37.5%
1973	25.6%	37.3%
1974	25%	37.2%
1975	24.5%	37.1%
1976	24.1%	36.9%
1977	23.8%	36.7%
1978	23.6%	36.3%
1979	23.5%	35.9%
1980	23.4%	35.5%
1981	23.5%	35.2%
1982	23.6%	34.9%
1983	23.8%	34.6%
1984	24%	34.3%
1985	24.1%	34%
1986	24.1%	33.8%
1987	24%	33.6%
1988	23.8%	33.4%
1989	23.6%	33.2%
1990	23.4%	33%
1991	23.1%	32.9%
1992	22.9%	32.7%
1993	22.6%	32.5%
1994	22.3%	32.3%
1995	22%	32.1%
1996	21.6%	31.8%
1997	21.2%	31.5%
1998	20.7%	31.1%
1999	20.2%	30.8%
2000	19.8%	30.4%
2001	19.4%	30%
2002	18.9%	29.6%
2003	18.4%	29.2%
2004	17.9%	28.8%
2005	17.4%	28.5%
2006	16.9%	28.1%
2007	16.4%	27.9%
2008	15.9%	27.6%
2009	15.5%	27.5%
2010	15.2%	27.3%
2011	14.9%	27.1%
2012	14.7%	27%
2013	14.5%	26.9%
2014	14.3%	26.8%
2015	14.2%	26.6%
2016	14.2%	26.5%
2017	14%	26.4%
2018	13.8%	26.2%
2019	13.6%	26%
2020	13.3%	25.8%
2021	13.2%	25.6%
2022	13.2%	25.3%
2023	13.2%	25%
2024	13%	24.7%
2025	12.9%	24.4%
2026	12.8%	24.1%
2027	12.6%	23.8%
2028	12.5%	23.4%
2029	12.3%	23.1%
2030	12.2%	22.8%
2031	12%	22.6%
2032	11.7%	22.3%
2033	11.5%	22.1%
2034	11.3%	21.9%
2035	11.1%	21.7%
2036	10.9%	21.6%
2037	10.8%	21.5%
2038	10.6%	21.4%
2039	10.4%	21.3%
2040	10.3%	21.2%
2041	10.1%	21.1%
2042	9.98%	21%
2043	9.86%	21%
2044	9.75%	20.9%
2045	9.66%	20.8%
2046	9.59%	20.7%
2047	9.55%	20.7%
2048	9.52%	20.6%
2049	9.51%	20.5%
2050	9.52%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Malta was 35.8% in 1960, 22.6% in 1993, and 13% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Malta.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Malta, excluding migration, has been +0.13% annually. On average, 618 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Malta
1960	5,747
1961	4,748
1962	4,664
1963	3,709
1964	3,630
1965	2,646
1966	2,458
1967	2,306
1968	2,247
1969	2,069
1970	2,270
1971	2,482
1972	2,480
1973	2,327
1974	2,687
1975	2,829
1976	2,721
1977	2,916
1978	2,389
1979	2,852
1980	2,375
1981	2,233
1982	2,835
1983	2,512
1984	2,678
1985	2,590
1986	2,395
1987	2,412
1988	2,813
1989	2,981
1990	2,621
1991	2,438
1992	2,573
1993	2,451
1994	2,136
1995	1,887
1996	2,279
1997	1,991
1998	1,656
1999	1,357
2000	1,482
2001	1,061
2002	911
2003	917
2004	883
2005	727
2006	568
2007	691
2008	777
2009	825
2010	871
2011	916
2012	714
2013	807
2014	910
2015	888
2016	1,091
2017	747
2018	774
2019	655
2020	361
2021	259
2022	54
2023	442

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Malta was 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.008% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -38.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malta	World
1985	21	460
1986	19	438
1987	19	429
1988	17	414
1989	17	401
1990	17	391
1991	17	395
1992	17	395
1993	16	389
1994	16	382
1995	15	371
1996	16	366
1997	15	358
1998	14	360
1999	15	340
2000	13	328
2001	12	321
2002	13	311
2003	13	301
2004	11	291
2005	11	283
2006	12	276
2007	10	269
2008	10	264
2009	11	258
2010	9	253
2011	11	247
2012	9	239
2013	7	235
2014	8	231
2015	7	228
2016	10	220
2017	7	215
2018	9	211
2019	8	207
2020	10	211
2021	10	242
2022	10	203
2023	8	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Malta was 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.55% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 7.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Malta	World
1960	4%	18.5%
1961	3.85%	18.1%
1962	3.73%	17.8%
1963	3.63%	17.5%
1964	3.53%	17.7%
1965	3.43%	17.5%
1966	3.31%	17.3%
1967	3.19%	17%
1968	3.06%	16.5%
1969	2.93%	15.5%
1970	2.79%	15.2%
1971	2.66%	15.1%
1972	2.52%	14.4%
1973	2.39%	14.1%
1974	2.26%	13.7%
1975	2.14%	13.4%
1976	2.03%	13%
1977	1.93%	12.5%
1978	1.84%	12.1%
1979	1.76%	11.7%
1980	1.69%	11.4%
1981	1.62%	11%
1982	1.57%	10.8%
1983	1.51%	10.6%
1984	1.45%	10.4%
1985	1.39%	10.1%
1986	1.33%	9.81%
1987	1.28%	9.47%
1988	1.23%	9.31%
1989	1.18%	9.02%
1990	1.13%	8.81%
1991	1.1%	8.66%
1992	1.06%	8.46%
1993	1.02%	8.19%
1994	0.98%	7.98%
1995	0.94%	7.76%
1996	0.9%	7.52%
1997	0.86%	7.28%
1998	0.82%	7.05%
1999	0.79%	6.76%
2000	0.76%	6.48%
2001	0.74%	6.21%
2002	0.72%	5.94%
2003	0.71%	5.65%
2004	0.7%	5.43%
2005	0.69%	5.16%
2006	0.69%	4.92%
2007	0.69%	4.7%
2008	0.69%	4.5%
2009	0.69%	4.31%
2010	0.69%	4.11%
2011	0.68%	3.97%
2012	0.68%	3.77%
2013	0.67%	3.61%
2014	0.67%	3.48%
2015	0.66%	3.35%
2016	0.65%	3.23%
2017	0.64%	3.11%
2018	0.63%	2.97%
2019	0.61%	2.86%
2020	0.6%	2.75%
2021	0.58%	2.66%
2022	0.57%	2.59%
2023	0.55%	2.49%