The current population of Malta is 578,778 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 568,847 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2006, population has increased from 405K people to 579K (42.8% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of 2.14% per year.
- Malta is projected to reach 587K people in 2033.
- Malta accounts for 0.007% of the world's population.
- Malta is ranked 167/197 by population and was ranked 168th in 2006.
Malta population clock
Malta
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
578778
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 167/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | N/A |
| One net population change |
32.6 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.96 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.17 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,100 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.91% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +6,323 | N/A |
Malta population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 326,550 | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 1% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | 2.91% |
| 2025 | 574,955 | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 578,756 | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 580,829 | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 582,657 | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 584,129 | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 585,315 | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 586,254 | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 586,948 | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 587,297 | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 587,151 | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 586,661 | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 586,003 | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 585,174 | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 584,125 | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 582,893 | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 581,634 | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 580,285 | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 578,871 | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 577,384 | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 575,789 | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 574,143 | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 572,420 | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 570,534 | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 568,553 | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 566,709 | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 564,751 | -0.35% |
Malta has a population of 579K as of 2026, compared to 455K in 2016, 405K in 2006, and 380K in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.73% per year. Malta is ranked 17th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Malta will have 572,420 people (-1.1% decline) and still will be ranked 167th.
By the year 2100, Malta's population is projected to decline by 34.4% to 379K people.
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Malta population statistics
|
Malta
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,604 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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