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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liechtenstein was 40,197 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liechtenstein's population is 40,646 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.

Population statistics:

  • Malta's population is 14.4 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • Liechtenstein is ranked the 190th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
  • The countries together account for 0.008% of the world: 0.0005% for Liechtenstein vs 0.007% for Malta.
  • For the last 10 years, Liechtenstein has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
  • Since 2005, the population of Liechtenstein has increased from 34.8K people to 40.6K (17% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
  • Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9K people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.

Liechtenstein vs Malta: live population counter

Liechtenstein Malta
Current population
40646
583596
Population rank 190/197 167/197
Percent of world population 0.0005% 0.007%
One net population change
1.05 days
24.3 minutes
One birth every
1.01 days
1.96 hours
One death every
1.35 days
2.17 hours
One migration net change every
1.77 days
1.39 hours
Annual migration change +206 +6,323
Daily growth/decline +1 +59
Annual growth/decline +347 +21,599
Annual growth/decline rate +0.87% +3.91%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 7/197

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

Liechtenstein
Population

Growth rate
Malta
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Liechtenstein Malta Liechtenstein Malta
1960 16,451 326,550 - -
1961 16,877 325,250 2.59% -0.4%
1962 17,443 323,900 3.35% -0.42%
1963 18,093 322,550 3.73% -0.42%
1964 18,755 321,250 3.66% -0.4%
1965 19,195 318,800 2.35% -0.76%
1966 19,610 315,200 2.16% -1.13%
1967 20,175 311,550 2.88% -1.16%
1968 20,835 307,900 3.27% -1.17%
1969 21,084 304,300 1.2% -1.17%
1970 21,140 302,650 0.27% -0.54%
1971 21,600 302,700 2.18% 0.02%
1972 22,132 302,450 2.46% -0.08%
1973 22,785 302,200 2.95% -0.08%
1974 23,451 301,996 2.92% -0.07%
1975 23,846 304,222 1.68% 0.74%
1976 24,058 305,774 0.89% 0.51%
1977 24,442 306,970 1.6% 0.39%
1978 25,028 310,182 2.4% 1.05%
1979 25,575 313,342 2.19% 1.02%
1980 25,512 316,645 -0.25% 1.05%
1981 25,673 318,982 0.63% 0.74%
1982 26,255 325,898 2.27% 2.17%
1983 26,446 330,524 0.73% 1.42%
1984 26,596 330,593 0.57% 0.02%
1985 26,878 336,452 1.06% 1.77%
1986 27,238 342,121 1.34% 1.68%
1987 27,557 344,485 1.17% 0.69%
1988 27,948 347,325 1.42% 0.82%
1989 28,317 350,722 1.32% 0.98%
1990 28,742 354,170 1.5% 0.98%
1991 29,209 363,845 1.62% 2.73%
1992 29,627 367,618 1.43% 1.04%
1993 30,089 371,308 1.56% 1%
1994 30,470 374,797 1.27% 0.94%
1995 30,776 377,419 1% 0.7%
1996 31,033 379,905 0.84% 0.66%
1997 31,232 382,791 0.64% 0.76%
1998 31,668 385,287 1.4% 0.65%
1999 32,221 387,578 1.75% 0.59%
2000 32,645 390,087 1.32% 0.65%
2001 33,194 393,028 1.68% 0.75%
2002 33,694 395,969 1.51% 0.75%
2003 34,079 398,582 1.14% 0.66%
2004 34,447 401,268 1.08% 0.67%
2005 34,753 403,834 0.89% 0.64%
2006 35,037 405,308 0.82% 0.37%
2007 35,262 406,724 0.64% 0.35%
2008 35,473 409,379 0.6% 0.65%
2009 35,742 412,477 0.76% 0.76%
2010 36,022 414,508 0.78% 0.49%
2011 36,312 416,268 0.81% 0.42%
2012 36,657 420,028 0.95% 0.9%
2013 36,984 424,810 0.89% 1.14%
2014 37,248 433,481 0.71% 2.04%
2015 37,494 444,220 0.66% 2.48%
2016 37,716 454,505 0.59% 2.32%
2017 37,962 467,106 0.65% 2.77%
2018 38,246 483,903 0.75% 3.6%
2019 38,563 503,912 0.83% 4.13%
2020 38,901 515,490 0.88% 2.3%
2021 39,182 518,150 0.72% 0.52%
2022 39,493 531,113 0.79% 2.5%
2023 39,850 552,747 0.9% 4.07%
2024 40,197 574,346 0.87% 3.91%
2025 40,457 580,514 0.65% 1.07%
2026 40,693 584,351 0.58% 0.66%
2027 40,927 586,444 0.57% 0.36%
2028 41,138 588,290 0.51% 0.31%
2029 41,342 589,776 0.5% 0.25%
2030 41,538 590,973 0.47% 0.2%
2031 41,729 591,921 0.46% 0.16%
2032 41,901 592,622 0.41% 0.12%
2033 42,058 592,974 0.38% 0.06%
2034 42,205 592,827 0.35% -0.02%
2035 42,347 592,332 0.34% -0.08%
2036 42,469 591,668 0.29% -0.11%
2037 42,576 590,830 0.25% -0.14%
2038 42,688 589,771 0.26% -0.18%
2039 42,789 588,528 0.24% -0.21%
2040 42,877 587,256 0.2% -0.22%
2041 42,957 585,895 0.19% -0.23%
2042 43,031 584,467 0.17% -0.24%
2043 43,098 582,966 0.16% -0.26%
2044 43,156 581,355 0.13% -0.28%
2045 43,202 579,693 0.11% -0.29%
2046 43,243 577,954 0.1% -0.3%
2047 43,284 576,050 0.09% -0.33%
2048 43,311 574,050 0.06% -0.35%
2049 43,335 572,187 0.06% -0.32%
2050 43,349 570,210 0.03% -0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Liechtenstein gained 3,152 (a 8.41% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2005 and is 190th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.

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