Population in Cyprus compared to Malta: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cyprus and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cyprus	Malta	Cyprus	Malta
1960	586,490	326,550	-	-
1961	595,514	325,250	1.54%	-0.4%
1962	601,466	323,900	1%	-0.42%
1963	607,252	322,550	0.96%	-0.42%
1964	612,521	321,250	0.87%	-0.4%
1965	617,736	318,800	0.85%	-0.76%
1966	623,390	315,200	0.92%	-1.13%
1967	629,251	311,550	0.94%	-1.16%
1968	635,157	307,900	0.94%	-1.17%
1969	641,189	304,300	0.95%	-1.17%
1970	647,446	302,650	0.98%	-0.54%
1971	654,050	302,700	1.02%	0.02%
1972	661,063	302,450	1.07%	-0.08%
1973	665,937	302,200	0.74%	-0.08%
1974	663,254	301,996	-0.4%	-0.07%
1975	659,405	304,222	-0.58%	0.74%
1976	662,032	305,774	0.4%	0.51%
1977	667,101	306,970	0.77%	0.39%
1978	672,249	310,182	0.77%	1.05%
1979	677,549	313,342	0.79%	1.02%
1980	683,076	316,645	0.82%	1.05%
1981	688,893	318,982	0.85%	0.74%
1982	696,497	325,898	1.1%	2.17%
1983	707,225	330,524	1.54%	1.42%
1984	719,334	330,593	1.71%	0.02%
1985	731,277	336,452	1.66%	1.77%
1986	743,105	342,121	1.62%	1.68%
1987	754,785	344,485	1.57%	0.69%
1988	766,235	347,325	1.52%	0.82%
1989	777,420	350,722	1.46%	0.98%
1990	788,351	354,170	1.41%	0.98%
1991	798,944	363,845	1.34%	2.73%
1992	810,341	367,618	1.43%	1.04%
1993	826,034	371,308	1.94%	1%
1994	844,667	374,797	2.26%	0.94%
1995	862,695	377,419	2.13%	0.7%
1996	880,290	379,905	2.04%	0.66%
1997	897,568	382,791	1.96%	0.76%
1998	914,548	385,287	1.89%	0.65%
1999	931,234	387,578	1.82%	0.59%
2000	947,667	390,087	1.76%	0.65%
2001	964,127	393,028	1.74%	0.75%
2002	981,440	395,969	1.8%	0.75%
2003	999,590	398,582	1.85%	0.66%
2004	1,017,875	401,268	1.83%	0.67%
2005	1,036,151	403,834	1.8%	0.64%
2006	1,054,418	405,308	1.76%	0.37%
2007	1,072,714	406,724	1.74%	0.35%
2008	1,091,026	409,379	1.71%	0.65%
2009	1,109,371	412,477	1.68%	0.76%
2010	1,127,816	414,508	1.66%	0.49%
2011	1,146,493	416,268	1.66%	0.42%
2012	1,165,397	420,028	1.65%	0.9%
2013	1,183,895	424,810	1.59%	1.14%
2014	1,201,801	433,481	1.51%	2.04%
2015	1,219,502	444,220	1.47%	2.48%
2016	1,237,112	454,505	1.44%	2.32%
2017	1,254,275	467,106	1.39%	2.77%
2018	1,270,737	483,903	1.31%	3.6%
2019	1,286,671	503,912	1.25%	4.13%
2020	1,302,247	515,490	1.21%	2.3%
2021	1,317,309	518,150	1.16%	0.52%
2022	1,331,370	531,113	1.07%	2.5%
2023	1,344,976	552,747	1.02%	4.07%
2024	1,358,282	568,847	0.99%	2.91%
2025	1,370,750	574,955	0.92%	1.07%
2026	1,382,331	578,756	0.84%	0.66%
2027	1,393,332	580,829	0.8%	0.36%
2028	1,403,777	582,657	0.75%	0.31%
2029	1,413,339	584,129	0.68%	0.25%
2030	1,422,317	585,315	0.64%	0.2%
2031	1,430,677	586,254	0.59%	0.16%
2032	1,438,502	586,948	0.55%	0.12%
2033	1,445,956	587,297	0.52%	0.06%
2034	1,452,842	587,151	0.48%	-0.02%
2035	1,459,190	586,661	0.44%	-0.08%
2036	1,465,171	586,003	0.41%	-0.11%
2037	1,470,712	585,174	0.38%	-0.14%
2038	1,475,792	584,125	0.35%	-0.18%
2039	1,480,540	582,893	0.32%	-0.21%
2040	1,484,845	581,634	0.29%	-0.22%
2041	1,488,688	580,285	0.26%	-0.23%
2042	1,492,043	578,871	0.23%	-0.24%
2043	1,494,983	577,384	0.2%	-0.26%
2044	1,497,653	575,789	0.18%	-0.28%
2045	1,500,062	574,143	0.16%	-0.29%
2046	1,502,255	572,420	0.15%	-0.3%
2047	1,504,222	570,534	0.13%	-0.33%
2048	1,505,909	568,553	0.11%	-0.35%
2049	1,507,311	566,709	0.09%	-0.32%
2050	1,508,478	564,751	0.08%	-0.35%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 145,339 (a 11.7% growth), while Malta's population increased by 124,273 (a 27.3% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 154th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.42% to 564,751 people and rank change from 167th to 168th.