The latest officially reported population of Malta was 574,346 in 2024 vs 1,792,179 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 583,596 people compared to 1,783,115 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 3.06 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.78% per year vs -0.64% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2005, the population of Malta has increased from 404K people to 584K (44.5% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 2.01M to 1.78M (11.1% decline).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 593K people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 848K people by 2100.
Malta vs North Macedonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
583596
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1783115
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
24.3 minutes
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14.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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31.3 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | +59 | -98 |
| Annual growth/decline | +21,599 | -35,637 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.91% | -1.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 7/197 | 195/197 |
Malta and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 1,455,171 | -0.4% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 1,471,745 | -0.42% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 1,488,737 | -0.42% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 1,510,900 | -0.4% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 1,533,466 | -0.76% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 1,557,349 | -1.13% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 1,582,492 | -1.16% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 1,608,930 | -1.17% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 1,636,345 | -1.17% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 1,664,208 | -0.54% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 1,691,216 | 0.02% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 1,717,395 | -0.08% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 1,743,816 | -0.08% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 1,770,545 | -0.07% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 1,797,972 | 0.74% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 1,825,830 | 0.51% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 1,853,138 | 0.39% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 1,879,847 | 1.05% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 1,906,523 | 1.02% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 1,933,038 | 1.05% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 1,959,065 | 0.74% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 1,978,956 | 2.17% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 1,991,901 | 1.42% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 2,003,399 | 0.02% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 2,014,331 | 1.77% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 2,024,732 | 1.68% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 2,035,157 | 0.69% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 2,045,737 | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 2,055,649 | 0.98% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 2,063,689 | 0.98% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 2,055,994 | 2.73% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 2,032,523 | 1.04% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 2,006,854 | 1% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 1,992,666 | 0.94% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 1,998,534 | 0.7% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 2,012,553 | 0.66% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 1,996,869 | 0.76% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 2,007,523 | 0.65% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 2,017,142 | 0.59% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 2,026,350 | 0.65% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 2,034,882 | 0.75% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 2,020,157 | 0.75% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 2,022,725 | 0.66% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 2,016,186 | 0.67% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 2,005,330 | 0.64% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 1,994,287 | 0.37% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 1,982,933 | 0.35% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 1,971,493 | 0.65% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 1,958,782 | 0.76% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 1,946,298 | 0.49% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 1,937,398 | 0.42% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 1,929,821 | 0.9% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 1,922,716 | 1.14% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 1,917,557 | 2.04% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 1,912,430 | 2.48% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 1,906,313 | 2.32% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 1,898,657 | 2.77% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 1,889,051 | 3.6% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 1,876,262 | 4.13% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 1,856,124 | 2.3% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 1,837,114 | 0.52% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 1,831,712 | 2.5% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 1,827,816 | 4.07% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 574,346 | 1,792,179 | 3.91% | -1.95% |
| 2025 | 580,514 | 1,783,115 | 1.07% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 584,351 | 1,773,550 | 0.66% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 586,444 | 1,763,753 | 0.36% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 588,290 | 1,753,839 | 0.31% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 589,776 | 1,743,553 | 0.25% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 590,973 | 1,732,679 | 0.2% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 591,921 | 1,721,421 | 0.16% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 592,622 | 1,710,089 | 0.12% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 592,974 | 1,698,723 | 0.06% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 592,827 | 1,687,185 | -0.02% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 592,332 | 1,675,373 | -0.08% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 591,668 | 1,663,329 | -0.11% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 590,830 | 1,651,095 | -0.14% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 589,771 | 1,638,881 | -0.18% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 588,528 | 1,626,617 | -0.21% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 587,256 | 1,614,140 | -0.22% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 585,895 | 1,601,579 | -0.23% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 584,467 | 1,588,898 | -0.24% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 582,966 | 1,576,060 | -0.26% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 581,355 | 1,563,352 | -0.28% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 579,693 | 1,550,675 | -0.29% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 577,954 | 1,537,866 | -0.3% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 576,050 | 1,525,180 | -0.33% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 574,050 | 1,512,637 | -0.35% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 572,187 | 1,499,950 | -0.32% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 570,210 | 1,487,102 | -0.35% | -0.86% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Malta increased by 40,386 people (a 10% growth), while North Macedonia lost 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Malta gained 139,376 (a 31.4% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -129,315 (a 6.76% decline).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2005 and is 167th in 2025. North Macedonia was ranked 141st in 2005 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16.6% to 1,487,102 people and rank change from 150th to 155th.
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 North Macedonia
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 77.7 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,649 ppl/mi² | 184 ppl/mi² |
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