The latest officially reported population of Malta was 568,847 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 578,778 people compared to 5,648,774 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Norway's population is 9.76 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2006, the population of Malta has increased from 405K people to 579K (42.8% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.65M (21.2% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 587K people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Malta vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
578778
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5648774
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
32.6 minutes
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,100 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.91% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | 106/197 |
Malta and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 3,609,800 | -0.4% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 3,638,918 | -0.42% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 3,666,537 | -0.42% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 3,694,339 | -0.4% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 3,723,168 | -0.76% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 3,753,012 | -1.13% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 3,784,539 | -1.16% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 3,816,486 | -1.17% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 3,847,707 | -1.17% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 3,875,763 | -0.54% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 3,903,039 | 0.02% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 3,933,004 | -0.08% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 3,960,612 | -0.08% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 3,985,258 | -0.07% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 4,007,313 | 0.74% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 4,026,152 | 0.51% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 4,043,205 | 0.39% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 4,058,671 | 1.05% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 4,072,517 | 1.02% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 4,085,620 | 1.05% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 4,099,702 | 0.74% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 4,114,787 | 2.17% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 4,128,432 | 1.42% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 4,140,099 | 0.02% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 4,152,516 | 1.77% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 4,167,354 | 1.68% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 4,186,905 | 0.69% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 4,209,488 | 0.82% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 4,226,901 | 0.98% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 4,241,473 | 0.98% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 4,261,732 | 2.73% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 4,286,401 | 1.04% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 4,311,991 | 1% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 4,336,613 | 0.94% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 4,359,184 | 0.7% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 4,381,336 | 0.66% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 4,405,157 | 0.76% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 4,431,464 | 0.65% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 4,461,913 | 0.59% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 4,490,967 | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 4,513,751 | 0.75% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 4,538,159 | 0.75% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 4,564,855 | 0.66% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 4,591,910 | 0.67% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 4,623,291 | 0.64% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 4,660,677 | 0.37% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 4,709,153 | 0.35% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 4,768,212 | 0.65% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 4,828,726 | 0.76% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 4,889,252 | 0.49% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 4,953,088 | 0.42% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 5,018,573 | 0.9% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 5,079,623 | 1.14% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 5,137,232 | 2.04% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 5,188,607 | 2.48% | 1% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 5,234,519 | 2.32% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 5,276,968 | 2.77% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 5,311,916 | 3.6% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 5,347,896 | 4.13% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 5,379,475 | 2.3% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 5,408,320 | 0.52% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 5,457,127 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 5,519,601 | 4.07% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | 5,572,279 | 2.91% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 574,955 | 5,618,660 | 1.07% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 578,756 | 5,648,550 | 0.66% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 580,829 | 5,669,092 | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 582,657 | 5,688,782 | 0.31% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 584,129 | 5,707,214 | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 585,315 | 5,724,593 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 586,254 | 5,741,147 | 0.16% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 586,948 | 5,756,671 | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 587,297 | 5,771,055 | 0.06% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 587,151 | 5,784,415 | -0.02% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 586,661 | 5,796,858 | -0.08% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 586,003 | 5,808,729 | -0.11% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 585,174 | 5,820,002 | -0.14% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 584,125 | 5,830,612 | -0.18% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 582,893 | 5,840,501 | -0.21% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 581,634 | 5,849,280 | -0.22% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 580,285 | 5,857,353 | -0.23% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 578,871 | 5,864,774 | -0.24% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 577,384 | 5,870,964 | -0.26% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 575,789 | 5,876,299 | -0.28% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 574,143 | 5,881,399 | -0.29% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 572,420 | 5,885,779 | -0.3% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 570,534 | 5,889,164 | -0.33% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 568,553 | 5,892,138 | -0.35% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 566,709 | 5,894,308 | -0.32% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 564,751 | 5,895,200 | -0.35% | 0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malta increased by 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malta gained 124,273 (a 27.3% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2006 and is 167th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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 Norway
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| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,604 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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