Malta Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Malta vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Malta	World
1960	23.6	22.5
1961	23.8	22.5
1962	24	22.4
1963	24.2	22.2
1964	24.4	22
1965	24.5	21.8
1966	24.6	21.7
1967	24.8	21.6
1968	25	21.5
1969	25.5	21.5
1970	25.9	21.4
1971	26.3	21.4
1972	26.8	21.5
1973	27.2	21.5
1974	27.6	21.6
1975	28	21.7
1976	28.4	21.9
1977	28.7	22
1978	29.2	22.2
1979	29.6	22.3
1980	30	22.5
1981	30.3	22.6
1982	30.6	22.7
1983	30.9	22.9
1984	31.2	23
1985	31.4	23.2
1986	31.7	23.3
1987	32	23.4
1988	32.4	23.6
1989	32.7	23.8
1990	33	23.9
1991	33.3	24.1
1992	33.7	24.3
1993	34	24.5
1994	34.3	24.7
1995	34.7	25
1996	35.1	25.2
1997	35.5	25.4
1998	35.8	25.7
1999	36.1	25.9
2000	36.4	26.1
2001	36.7	26.3
2002	37	26.5
2003	37.4	26.7
2004	37.7	27
2005	38.1	27.2
2006	38.4	27.4
2007	38.7	27.6
2008	39	27.8
2009	39.3	28
2010	39.6	28.2
2011	39.9	28.4
2012	40.2	28.6
2013	40.4	28.9
2014	40.6	29.1
2015	40.6	29.3
2016	40.6	29.5
2017	40.5	29.8
2018	40.2	30
2019	39.9	30.3
2020	39.9	30.6
2021	40.2	30.8
2022	40.8	31
2023	41.4	31.3
2024	41.8	31.6
2025	42.1	31.9
2026	42.5	32.1
2027	42.9	32.3
2028	43.4	32.6
2029	43.8	32.8
2030	44.3	33
2031	44.8	33.2
2032	45.3	33.4
2033	45.8	33.6
2034	46.3	33.8
2035	46.8	34
2036	47.3	34.2
2037	47.9	34.4
2038	48.4	34.6
2039	48.9	34.8
2040	49.4	35
2041	50	35.2
2042	50.5	35.4
2043	51	35.6
2044	51.5	35.8
2045	51.9	36
2046	52.4	36.2
2047	52.8	36.4
2048	53.3	36.6
2049	53.6	36.8
2050	54	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Malta was 23.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 41.8 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 51st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Malta ranks 36th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Malta is expected to increase to around 54 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Malta demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Malta
	Male	Female
0-4	2.12%	1.97%
5-9	2.35%	2.18%
10-14	2.29%	2.13%
15-19	2.2%	2.03%
20-24	2.5%	2.24%
25-29	3.85%	3.08%
30-34	5.02%	4.17%
35-39	4.92%	4.06%
40-44	4.45%	3.71%
45-49	3.91%	3.35%
50-54	3.23%	2.85%
55-59	2.79%	2.6%
60-64	2.95%	2.84%
65-69	2.83%	2.84%
70-74	2.46%	2.61%
75-79	2.2%	2.52%
80+	1.84%	2.91%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Malta has low demographic potential with 38.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 169/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Malta			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	75.3%	62.7%	12.6%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	73.5%	60.8%	12.7%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	71.5%	58.7%	12.8%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	69.5%	56.6%	12.9%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	67.6%	54.6%	13.1%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	65.8%	52.6%	13.2%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	64.1%	50.8%	13.3%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	62.5%	49%	13.5%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	60.7%	47.1%	13.6%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	58.8%	45.2%	13.7%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	57.3%	43.5%	13.8%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	55.9%	42%	13.9%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	54.6%	40.6%	14%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	53.4%	39.3%	14.1%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	52.4%	38.2%	14.2%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	51.5%	37.2%	14.3%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	50.8%	36.4%	14.4%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	50.2%	35.7%	14.5%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	49.8%	35.3%	14.5%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	49.6%	35.1%	14.5%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	49.6%	35.1%	14.5%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	49.7%	35.2%	14.5%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	49.9%	35.5%	14.5%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	50.3%	35.8%	14.5%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	50.7%	36.1%	14.6%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	51.1%	36.4%	14.7%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	51.3%	36.4%	14.9%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	51.3%	36.2%	15%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	51.3%	36%	15.3%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	51.3%	35.7%	15.6%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	51.2%	35.3%	15.8%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	51%	34.9%	16.1%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	50.8%	34.5%	16.3%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	50.6%	34.1%	16.5%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	50.2%	33.5%	16.7%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	49.8%	32.9%	16.8%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	49.3%	32.3%	17%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	48.7%	31.5%	17.2%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	48%	30.6%	17.4%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	47.5%	29.8%	17.6%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	47%	29.1%	17.9%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	46.6%	28.4%	18.2%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	46.2%	27.7%	18.6%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	45.8%	26.9%	18.9%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	45.2%	26%	19.2%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	44.6%	25.1%	19.5%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	43.9%	24.2%	19.6%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	43%	23.4%	19.6%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	42.4%	22.7%	19.8%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	42.7%	22.2%	20.5%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	43.5%	21.8%	21.7%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	44.3%	21.5%	22.8%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	45.5%	21.3%	24.1%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	46.7%	21.2%	25.5%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	47.7%	21.2%	26.5%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	48.3%	21.1%	27.2%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	48.8%	21.1%	27.8%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	48.9%	20.9%	28%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	48.3%	20.5%	27.8%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	47.4%	20%	27.4%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	46.7%	19.6%	27.1%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	47.1%	19.4%	27.6%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	48.1%	19.6%	28.6%	54%	39%	15%
2023	49.1%	19.6%	29.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	49.8%	19.5%	30.3%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Malta increased from 45.2% to 49.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Malta working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Malta	World
1960	57%	57.6%
1961	57.6%	57.5%
1962	58.3%	57.4%
1963	59%	57.2%
1964	59.7%	57%
1965	60.3%	56.9%
1966	60.9%	56.8%
1967	61.5%	56.9%
1968	62.2%	56.9%
1969	63%	56.9%
1970	63.6%	57%
1971	64.2%	57.1%
1972	64.7%	57.2%
1973	65.2%	57.3%
1974	65.6%	57.3%
1975	66%	57.4%
1976	66.3%	57.5%
1977	66.6%	57.7%
1978	66.7%	58%
1979	66.8%	58.4%
1980	66.8%	58.7%
1981	66.8%	59%
1982	66.7%	59.3%
1983	66.5%	59.6%
1984	66.4%	59.9%
1985	66.2%	60.1%
1986	66.1%	60.4%
1987	66.1%	60.5%
1988	66.1%	60.7%
1989	66.1%	60.8%
1990	66.1%	60.9%
1991	66.2%	61%
1992	66.3%	61.1%
1993	66.4%	61.2%
1994	66.6%	61.3%
1995	66.8%	61.5%
1996	67%	61.7%
1997	67.3%	61.9%
1998	67.6%	62.2%
1999	67.8%	62.5%
2000	68%	62.8%
2001	68.2%	63.1%
2002	68.4%	63.4%
2003	68.6%	63.7%
2004	68.9%	64%
2005	69.2%	64.3%
2006	69.5%	64.5%
2007	69.9%	64.7%
2008	70.2%	64.9%
2009	70.1%	65%
2010	69.7%	65.1%
2011	69.3%	65.2%
2012	68.8%	65.2%
2013	68.2%	65.2%
2014	67.7%	65.2%
2015	67.4%	65.1%
2016	67.2%	65.1%
2017	67.2%	65%
2018	67.5%	64.9%
2019	67.9%	64.9%
2020	68.2%	64.8%
2021	68%	64.9%
2022	67.5%	64.9%
2023	67%	65%
2024	66.8%	65.1%
2025	66.6%	65.2%
2026	66.3%	65.3%
2027	66.1%	65.4%
2028	65.9%	65.4%
2029	65.8%	65.4%
2030	65.7%	65.4%
2031	65.7%	65.4%
2032	65.7%	65.4%
2033	65.7%	65.4%
2034	65.7%	65.3%
2035	65.7%	65.2%
2036	65.6%	65%
2037	65.5%	64.9%
2038	65.3%	64.7%
2039	65.1%	64.6%
2040	64.9%	64.5%
2041	64.6%	64.4%
2042	64.2%	64.3%
2043	63.9%	64.2%
2044	63.5%	64.1%
2045	63%	63.9%
2046	62.5%	63.8%
2047	61.9%	63.7%
2048	61.2%	63.6%
2049	60.6%	63.4%
2050	59.8%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Malta changed from 68.9% to 66.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 17.9% to 13% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Malta	World
1960	7.17%	4.97%
1961	7.32%	4.99%
1962	7.47%	5.01%
1963	7.63%	5.02%
1964	7.79%	5.04%
1965	7.95%	5.08%
1966	8.11%	5.12%
1967	8.3%	5.16%
1968	8.46%	5.2%
1969	8.59%	5.24%
1970	8.75%	5.28%
1971	8.91%	5.32%
1972	9.06%	5.37%
1973	9.2%	5.42%
1974	9.34%	5.47%
1975	9.46%	5.53%
1976	9.56%	5.59%
1977	9.64%	5.65%
1978	9.69%	5.71%
1979	9.71%	5.77%
1980	9.71%	5.81%
1981	9.69%	5.81%
1982	9.66%	5.8%
1983	9.65%	5.79%
1984	9.67%	5.8%
1985	9.73%	5.82%
1986	9.82%	5.86%
1987	9.94%	5.91%
1988	10.1%	5.95%
1989	10.3%	6.01%
1990	10.5%	6.07%
1991	10.7%	6.14%
1992	10.8%	6.21%
1993	11%	6.29%
1994	11.1%	6.37%
1995	11.2%	6.45%
1996	11.4%	6.53%
1997	11.6%	6.61%
1998	11.8%	6.68%
1999	12%	6.76%
2000	12.2%	6.84%
2001	12.4%	6.92%
2002	12.7%	7.01%
2003	13%	7.1%
2004	13.2%	7.18%
2005	13.5%	7.26%
2006	13.6%	7.34%
2007	13.7%	7.41%
2008	13.9%	7.47%
2009	14.4%	7.52%
2010	15.1%	7.58%
2011	15.8%	7.66%
2012	16.6%	7.78%
2013	17.4%	7.92%
2014	17.9%	8.08%
2015	18.3%	8.26%
2016	18.7%	8.45%
2017	18.8%	8.65%
2018	18.7%	8.88%
2019	18.6%	9.1%
2020	18.5%	9.33%
2021	18.8%	9.53%
2022	19.3%	9.74%
2023	19.8%	9.98%
2024	20.2%	10.2%
2025	20.5%	10.4%
2026	20.9%	10.6%
2027	21.3%	10.8%
2028	21.6%	11.1%
2029	21.9%	11.5%
2030	22.1%	11.7%
2031	22.4%	12%
2032	22.5%	12.3%
2033	22.7%	12.6%
2034	23%	12.8%
2035	23.2%	13.1%
2036	23.4%	13.4%
2037	23.8%	13.7%
2038	24.1%	13.9%
2039	24.4%	14.1%
2040	24.9%	14.3%
2041	25.3%	14.5%
2042	25.8%	14.7%
2043	26.3%	14.9%
2044	26.8%	15%
2045	27.4%	15.2%
2046	27.9%	15.4%
2047	28.6%	15.7%
2048	29.2%	15.9%
2049	29.9%	16.1%
2050	30.6%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Malta increased from 13.2% to 20.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.