The latest officially reported population of Malta was 574,346 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 583,596 people compared to 38,697,192 in Morocco.
Population statistics:
- Morocco's population is 66.3 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
- The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.47% for Morocco.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.78% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
- Since 2005, the population of Malta has increased from 404K people to 584K (44.5% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.4M to 38.7M (27.5% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 593K people compared to the peak of 43.7M people in 2058 for Morocco.
Malta vs Morocco: live population counter
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| Current population |
583596
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38697192
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 41/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.47% |
| One net population change |
24.3 minutes
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1.43 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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50.1 seconds
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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2.47 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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11.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | -46,802 |
| Daily growth/decline | +59 | +1,010 |
| Annual growth/decline | +21,599 | +368,668 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.91% | +0.98% |
| Population growth rate rank | 7/197 | 105/197 |
Malta and Morocco: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 11,624,933 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 11,931,085 | -0.4% | 2.63% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 12,253,092 | -0.42% | 2.7% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 12,577,502 | -0.42% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 12,898,886 | -0.4% | 2.56% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 13,239,171 | -0.76% | 2.64% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 13,597,065 | -1.13% | 2.7% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 13,968,175 | -1.16% | 2.73% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 14,347,899 | -1.17% | 2.72% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 14,734,255 | -1.17% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 15,129,449 | -0.54% | 2.68% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 15,527,225 | 0.02% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 15,924,692 | -0.08% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 16,326,269 | -0.08% | 2.52% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 16,733,842 | -0.07% | 2.5% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 17,150,786 | 0.74% | 2.49% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 17,574,182 | 0.51% | 2.47% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 18,014,756 | 0.39% | 2.51% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 18,477,385 | 1.05% | 2.57% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 18,955,589 | 1.02% | 2.59% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 19,459,943 | 1.05% | 2.66% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 19,985,401 | 0.74% | 2.7% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 20,520,318 | 2.17% | 2.68% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 21,060,696 | 1.42% | 2.63% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 21,593,778 | 0.02% | 2.53% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 22,113,953 | 1.77% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 22,600,803 | 1.68% | 2.2% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 23,054,392 | 0.69% | 2.01% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 23,500,524 | 0.82% | 1.94% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 23,939,414 | 0.98% | 1.87% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 24,375,551 | 0.98% | 1.82% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 24,799,014 | 2.73% | 1.74% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 25,212,468 | 1.04% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 25,614,586 | 1% | 1.59% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 26,000,822 | 0.94% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 26,399,429 | 0.7% | 1.53% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 26,808,107 | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 27,213,337 | 0.76% | 1.51% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 27,621,648 | 0.65% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 28,027,179 | 0.59% | 1.47% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 28,423,435 | 0.65% | 1.41% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 28,814,643 | 0.75% | 1.38% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 29,198,142 | 0.75% | 1.33% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 29,571,415 | 0.66% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 29,953,018 | 0.67% | 1.29% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 30,358,144 | 0.64% | 1.35% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 30,771,178 | 0.37% | 1.36% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 31,186,468 | 0.35% | 1.35% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 31,606,767 | 0.65% | 1.35% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 32,030,778 | 0.76% | 1.34% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 32,467,016 | 0.49% | 1.36% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 32,912,588 | 0.42% | 1.37% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 33,355,241 | 0.9% | 1.34% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 33,787,571 | 1.14% | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 34,204,780 | 2.04% | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 34,607,588 | 2.48% | 1.18% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 35,023,457 | 2.32% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 35,446,392 | 2.77% | 1.21% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 35,839,760 | 3.6% | 1.11% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 36,210,898 | 4.13% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 36,584,208 | 2.3% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 36,954,442 | 0.52% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 37,329,064 | 2.5% | 1.01% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 37,712,505 | 4.07% | 1.03% |
| 2024 | 574,346 | 38,081,173 | 3.91% | 0.98% |
| 2025 | 580,514 | 38,430,771 | 1.07% | 0.92% |
| 2026 | 584,351 | 38,762,439 | 0.66% | 0.86% |
| 2027 | 586,444 | 39,080,092 | 0.36% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 588,290 | 39,384,122 | 0.31% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 589,776 | 39,674,554 | 0.25% | 0.74% |
| 2030 | 590,973 | 39,953,461 | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2031 | 591,921 | 40,221,736 | 0.16% | 0.67% |
| 2032 | 592,622 | 40,477,986 | 0.12% | 0.64% |
| 2033 | 592,974 | 40,722,975 | 0.06% | 0.61% |
| 2034 | 592,827 | 40,957,241 | -0.02% | 0.58% |
| 2035 | 592,332 | 41,182,092 | -0.08% | 0.55% |
| 2036 | 591,668 | 41,398,224 | -0.11% | 0.52% |
| 2037 | 590,830 | 41,604,025 | -0.14% | 0.5% |
| 2038 | 589,771 | 41,802,267 | -0.18% | 0.48% |
| 2039 | 588,528 | 41,990,437 | -0.21% | 0.45% |
| 2040 | 587,256 | 42,168,202 | -0.22% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 585,895 | 42,339,039 | -0.23% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 584,467 | 42,500,324 | -0.24% | 0.38% |
| 2043 | 582,966 | 42,650,491 | -0.26% | 0.35% |
| 2044 | 581,355 | 42,792,499 | -0.28% | 0.33% |
| 2045 | 579,693 | 42,925,305 | -0.29% | 0.31% |
| 2046 | 577,954 | 43,046,175 | -0.3% | 0.28% |
| 2047 | 576,050 | 43,158,165 | -0.33% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 574,050 | 43,262,402 | -0.35% | 0.24% |
| 2049 | 572,187 | 43,355,724 | -0.32% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 570,210 | 43,440,428 | -0.35% | 0.2% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Malta increased by 40,386 people (a 10% growth), while Morocco gained 4,249,444 people (a 14% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Malta gained 139,376 (a 31.4% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 4,089,604 (a 11.8% growth).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2005 and is 167th in 2025. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2005 and ranked 41st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Malta's population will shrink by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th. The population of Morocco will increase by 12.3% to 43,440,428 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Malta and Morocco
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 75.7 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 32.5 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,649 ppl/mi² | 221 ppl/mi² |
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