The latest officially reported population of Malta was 574,346 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 583,596 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 201.4 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.78% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of Malta has increased from 404K people to 584K (44.5% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 593K people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Malta vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
583596
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117540050
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
24.3 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +59 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +21,599 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.91% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 7/197 | 115/197 |
Malta and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 28,792,621 | -0.4% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 29,723,536 | -0.42% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 30,674,731 | -0.42% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 31,643,032 | -0.4% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 32,625,316 | -0.76% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 33,617,170 | -1.13% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 34,621,320 | -1.16% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 35,638,342 | -1.17% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 36,660,799 | -1.17% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 37,622,204 | -0.54% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 38,518,659 | 0.02% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 39,408,560 | -0.08% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 40,294,130 | -0.08% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 41,174,341 | -0.07% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 42,120,826 | 0.74% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 43,201,488 | 0.51% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 44,367,962 | 0.39% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 45,575,281 | 1.05% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 46,807,103 | 1.02% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 48,043,740 | 1.05% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 49,311,727 | 0.74% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 50,695,707 | 2.17% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 52,194,620 | 1.42% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 53,726,181 | 0.02% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 55,213,006 | 1.77% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 56,645,077 | 1.68% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 58,157,496 | 0.69% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 59,739,052 | 0.82% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 61,265,260 | 0.98% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 62,854,666 | 0.98% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 64,382,249 | 2.73% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 65,926,125 | 1.04% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 67,530,621 | 1% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 69,019,291 | 0.94% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 70,546,246 | 0.7% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 72,190,242 | 0.66% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 73,908,810 | 0.76% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 75,791,024 | 0.65% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 77,753,257 | 0.59% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 79,625,397 | 0.65% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 81,401,488 | 0.75% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 83,068,889 | 0.75% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 84,731,835 | 0.66% | 2% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 86,394,504 | 0.67% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 88,015,962 | 0.64% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 89,508,986 | 0.37% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 91,075,184 | 0.35% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 92,699,095 | 0.65% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 94,384,250 | 0.76% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 96,337,125 | 0.49% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 98,248,614 | 0.42% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 100,175,512 | 0.9% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 102,076,336 | 1.14% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 103,767,130 | 2.04% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 105,312,992 | 2.48% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 106,735,719 | 2.32% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 108,119,693 | 2.77% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 109,465,287 | 3.6% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 110,804,683 | 4.13% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 112,081,264 | 2.3% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 113,100,950 | 0.52% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 113,964,338 | 2.5% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 114,891,199 | 4.07% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 574,346 | 115,843,670 | 3.91% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 580,514 | 116,786,968 | 1.07% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 584,351 | 117,724,479 | 0.66% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 586,444 | 118,656,426 | 0.36% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 588,290 | 119,583,984 | 0.31% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 589,776 | 120,502,132 | 0.25% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 590,973 | 121,408,897 | 0.2% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 591,921 | 122,301,606 | 0.16% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 592,622 | 123,180,341 | 0.12% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 592,974 | 124,049,036 | 0.06% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 592,827 | 124,904,124 | -0.02% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 592,332 | 125,740,977 | -0.08% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 591,668 | 126,558,232 | -0.11% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 590,830 | 127,352,607 | -0.14% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 589,771 | 128,118,535 | -0.18% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 588,528 | 128,850,047 | -0.21% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 587,256 | 129,546,666 | -0.22% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 585,895 | 130,209,810 | -0.23% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 584,467 | 130,837,005 | -0.24% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 582,966 | 131,427,404 | -0.26% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 581,355 | 131,979,673 | -0.28% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 579,693 | 132,492,038 | -0.29% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 577,954 | 132,962,001 | -0.3% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 576,050 | 133,385,290 | -0.33% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 574,050 | 133,759,436 | -0.35% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 572,187 | 134,089,011 | -0.32% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 570,210 | 134,373,439 | -0.35% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Malta increased by 40,386 people (a 10% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Malta gained 139,376 (a 31.4% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2005 and is 167th in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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 the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,649 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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