The latest officially reported population of Malta was 568,847 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 578,778 people compared to 3,153,904 in Namibia.
Population statistics:
- Namibia's population is 5.45 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.04% for Namibia.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
- Since 2006, the population of Malta has increased from 405K people to 579K (42.8% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.15M (58.3% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 587K people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2100 for Namibia.
Malta vs Namibia: live population counter
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| Current population |
578778
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3153904
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 134/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
32.6 minutes
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7.84 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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6.85 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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28.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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2.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | +4,211 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +184 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,100 | +67,036 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.91% | +2.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | 41/197 |
Malta and Namibia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 591,465 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 603,067 | -0.4% | 1.96% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 615,759 | -0.42% | 2.1% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 629,589 | -0.42% | 2.25% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 644,530 | -0.4% | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 660,558 | -0.76% | 2.49% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 677,655 | -1.13% | 2.59% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 696,045 | -1.16% | 2.71% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 715,542 | -1.17% | 2.8% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 736,120 | -1.17% | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 757,868 | -0.54% | 2.95% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 780,584 | 0.02% | 3% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 804,399 | -0.08% | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 828,928 | -0.08% | 3.05% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 854,320 | -0.07% | 3.06% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 881,032 | 0.74% | 3.13% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 906,566 | 0.51% | 2.9% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 931,104 | 0.39% | 2.71% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 947,269 | 1.05% | 1.74% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 962,825 | 1.02% | 1.64% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 981,434 | 1.05% | 1.93% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 992,500 | 0.74% | 1.13% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 1,010,308 | 2.17% | 1.79% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 1,037,511 | 1.42% | 2.69% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 1,065,989 | 0.02% | 2.74% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 1,096,890 | 1.77% | 2.9% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 1,131,081 | 1.68% | 3.12% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 1,167,889 | 0.69% | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 1,209,696 | 0.82% | 3.58% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 1,288,947 | 0.98% | 6.55% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 1,369,303 | 0.98% | 6.23% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 1,415,684 | 2.73% | 3.39% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 1,461,322 | 1.04% | 3.22% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 1,508,697 | 1% | 3.24% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 1,556,304 | 0.94% | 3.16% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 1,602,170 | 0.7% | 2.95% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 1,646,103 | 0.66% | 2.74% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 1,689,264 | 0.76% | 2.62% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 1,732,745 | 0.65% | 2.57% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 1,776,368 | 0.59% | 2.52% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 1,818,647 | 0.65% | 2.38% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 1,857,048 | 0.75% | 2.11% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 1,889,970 | 0.75% | 1.77% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 1,917,464 | 0.66% | 1.45% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 1,942,082 | 0.67% | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 1,966,582 | 0.64% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 1,991,888 | 0.37% | 1.29% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 2,018,600 | 0.35% | 1.34% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 2,047,056 | 0.65% | 1.41% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 2,077,394 | 0.76% | 1.48% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 2,109,811 | 0.49% | 1.56% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 2,146,325 | 0.42% | 1.73% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 2,194,654 | 0.9% | 2.25% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 2,252,508 | 1.14% | 2.64% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 2,312,139 | 2.04% | 2.65% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 2,374,300 | 2.48% | 2.69% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 2,439,213 | 2.32% | 2.73% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 2,506,853 | 2.77% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 2,577,327 | 3.6% | 2.81% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 2,650,494 | 4.13% | 2.84% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 2,728,762 | 2.3% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 2,810,548 | 0.52% | 3% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 2,889,662 | 2.5% | 2.81% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 2,963,095 | 4.07% | 2.54% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | 3,030,131 | 2.91% | 2.26% |
| 2025 | 574,955 | 3,092,826 | 1.07% | 2.07% |
| 2026 | 578,756 | 3,153,252 | 0.66% | 1.95% |
| 2027 | 580,829 | 3,212,910 | 0.36% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 582,657 | 3,272,166 | 0.31% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 584,129 | 3,330,819 | 0.25% | 1.79% |
| 2030 | 585,315 | 3,389,961 | 0.2% | 1.78% |
| 2031 | 586,254 | 3,449,508 | 0.16% | 1.76% |
| 2032 | 586,948 | 3,508,245 | 0.12% | 1.7% |
| 2033 | 587,297 | 3,565,349 | 0.06% | 1.63% |
| 2034 | 587,151 | 3,621,829 | -0.02% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 586,661 | 3,678,888 | -0.08% | 1.58% |
| 2036 | 586,003 | 3,735,939 | -0.11% | 1.55% |
| 2037 | 585,174 | 3,792,807 | -0.14% | 1.52% |
| 2038 | 584,125 | 3,850,310 | -0.18% | 1.52% |
| 2039 | 582,893 | 3,907,182 | -0.21% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 581,634 | 3,962,414 | -0.22% | 1.41% |
| 2041 | 580,285 | 4,017,690 | -0.23% | 1.4% |
| 2042 | 578,871 | 4,073,359 | -0.24% | 1.39% |
| 2043 | 577,384 | 4,129,577 | -0.26% | 1.38% |
| 2044 | 575,789 | 4,186,114 | -0.28% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 574,143 | 4,243,359 | -0.29% | 1.37% |
| 2046 | 572,420 | 4,299,969 | -0.3% | 1.33% |
| 2047 | 570,534 | 4,355,507 | -0.33% | 1.29% |
| 2048 | 568,553 | 4,409,459 | -0.35% | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 566,709 | 4,460,507 | -0.32% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 564,751 | 4,512,307 | -0.35% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malta increased by 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malta gained 124,273 (a 27.3% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 714,691 (a 29.3% growth).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2006 and is 167th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Malta's population will shrink by 2.42% to 564,751 people with a rank change from 167th to 168th. The population of Namibia will increase by 43.1% to 4,512,307 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.
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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| City | Population |
| Windhoek | 431K |
| Walvis Bay | 103K |
| Rehoboth | 40.8K |
| Tsumeb | 35K |
| Swakopmund | 34.3K |
| Gobabis | 33.4K |
| Otjiwarongo | 28.2K |
| Mariental | 12.5K |
| Oshikango | 12.4K |
| Omaruru | 10.7K |
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Population differences between Malta and Namibia
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| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 67.8 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 25.5 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 22.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,604 ppl/mi² | 9.53 ppl/mi² |
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