The latest officially reported population of Malta was 568,847 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 578,778 people compared to 6,113,174 in Singapore.
Population statistics:
- Singapore's population is 10.6 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.07% for Singapore.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
- Since 2006, the population of Malta has increased from 405K people to 579K (42.8% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.11M (38.9% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 587K people compared to the peak of 6.41M people in 2040 for Singapore.
Malta vs Singapore: live population counter
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| Current population |
578778
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6113174
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 113/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
32.6 minutes
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4.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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12 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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14.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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26.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | +20,011 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +327 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,100 | +119,212 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.91% | +2.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | 50/197 |
Malta and Singapore: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 1,646,400 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 1,702,400 | -0.4% | 3.4% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 1,750,200 | -0.42% | 2.81% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 1,795,000 | -0.42% | 2.56% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 1,841,600 | -0.4% | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 1,886,900 | -0.76% | 2.46% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 1,934,400 | -1.13% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 1,977,600 | -1.16% | 2.23% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 2,012,000 | -1.17% | 1.74% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 2,042,500 | -1.17% | 1.52% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 2,074,507 | -0.54% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 2,112,900 | 0.02% | 1.85% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 2,152,400 | -0.08% | 1.87% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 2,193,000 | -0.08% | 1.89% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 2,229,800 | -0.07% | 1.68% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 2,262,600 | 0.74% | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 2,293,300 | 0.51% | 1.36% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 2,325,300 | 0.39% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 2,353,600 | 1.05% | 1.22% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 2,383,500 | 1.02% | 1.27% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 2,413,945 | 1.05% | 1.28% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 2,532,835 | 0.74% | 4.93% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 2,646,466 | 2.17% | 4.49% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 2,681,061 | 1.42% | 1.31% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 2,732,221 | 0.02% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 2,735,957 | 1.77% | 0.14% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 2,733,373 | 1.68% | -0.09% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 2,774,789 | 0.69% | 1.52% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 2,846,108 | 0.82% | 2.57% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 2,930,901 | 0.98% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 3,047,132 | 0.98% | 3.97% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 3,135,083 | 2.73% | 2.89% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 3,230,698 | 1.04% | 3.05% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 3,313,471 | 1% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 3,419,048 | 0.94% | 3.19% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 3,524,506 | 0.7% | 3.08% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 3,670,704 | 0.66% | 4.15% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 3,796,038 | 0.76% | 3.41% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 3,927,213 | 0.65% | 3.46% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 3,958,723 | 0.59% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 4,027,887 | 0.65% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 4,138,012 | 0.75% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 4,175,950 | 0.75% | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 4,114,826 | 0.66% | -1.46% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 4,166,664 | 0.67% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 4,265,762 | 0.64% | 2.38% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 4,401,365 | 0.37% | 3.18% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 4,588,599 | 0.35% | 4.25% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 4,839,396 | 0.65% | 5.47% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 4,987,573 | 0.76% | 3.06% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 5,076,732 | 0.49% | 1.79% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 5,183,688 | 0.42% | 2.11% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 5,312,437 | 0.9% | 2.48% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 5,399,162 | 1.14% | 1.63% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 5,469,724 | 2.04% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 5,535,002 | 2.48% | 1.19% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 5,607,283 | 2.32% | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 5,612,253 | 2.77% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 5,638,676 | 3.6% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 5,703,569 | 4.13% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 5,685,807 | 2.3% | -0.31% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 5,453,566 | 0.52% | -4.08% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 5,637,022 | 2.5% | 3.36% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 5,917,648 | 4.07% | 4.98% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | 6,036,860 | 2.91% | 2.01% |
| 2025 | 574,955 | 6,076,565 | 1.07% | 0.66% |
| 2026 | 578,756 | 6,112,792 | 0.66% | 0.6% |
| 2027 | 580,829 | 6,147,775 | 0.36% | 0.57% |
| 2028 | 582,657 | 6,182,764 | 0.31% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 584,129 | 6,214,576 | 0.25% | 0.51% |
| 2030 | 585,315 | 6,242,825 | 0.2% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 586,254 | 6,270,800 | 0.16% | 0.45% |
| 2032 | 586,948 | 6,298,559 | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 587,297 | 6,325,401 | 0.06% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 587,151 | 6,349,852 | -0.02% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 586,661 | 6,368,948 | -0.08% | 0.3% |
| 2036 | 586,003 | 6,383,048 | -0.11% | 0.22% |
| 2037 | 585,174 | 6,394,813 | -0.14% | 0.18% |
| 2038 | 584,125 | 6,404,994 | -0.18% | 0.16% |
| 2039 | 582,893 | 6,411,057 | -0.21% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 581,634 | 6,411,962 | -0.22% | 0.01% |
| 2041 | 580,285 | 6,408,383 | -0.23% | -0.06% |
| 2042 | 578,871 | 6,402,235 | -0.24% | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 577,384 | 6,394,872 | -0.26% | -0.12% |
| 2044 | 575,789 | 6,384,418 | -0.28% | -0.16% |
| 2045 | 574,143 | 6,372,013 | -0.29% | -0.19% |
| 2046 | 572,420 | 6,358,982 | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 570,534 | 6,343,000 | -0.33% | -0.25% |
| 2048 | 568,553 | 6,327,523 | -0.35% | -0.24% |
| 2049 | 566,709 | 6,312,515 | -0.32% | -0.24% |
| 2050 | 564,751 | 6,294,905 | -0.35% | -0.28% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malta increased by 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malta gained 124,273 (a 27.3% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 505,891 (a 9.02% growth).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2006 and is 167th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 2.97% to 6,294,905 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.
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 |
| Singapore | 5.87M |
| Bukit Merah | 152K |
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Population differences between Malta and Singapore
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| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 84.1 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 51.7:48.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 0.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,604 ppl/mi² | 21,776 ppl/mi² |
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