The latest officially reported population of Malta was 568,847 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 578,778 people compared to 9,092,598 in Switzerland.
Population statistics:
- Switzerland's population is 15.7 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
- Since 2006, the population of Malta has increased from 405K people to 579K (42.8% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.09M (21.5% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 587K people compared to the peak of 9.43M people in 2052 for Switzerland.
Malta vs Switzerland: live population counter
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| Current population |
578778
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9092598
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 100/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
32.6 minutes
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4.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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6.57 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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7.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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13.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | +40,099 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +320 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,100 | +116,760 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.91% | +1.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | 82/197 |
Malta and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 5,327,827 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 5,434,294 | -0.4% | 2% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 5,573,815 | -0.42% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 5,694,247 | -0.42% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 5,789,228 | -0.4% | 1.67% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 5,856,472 | -0.76% | 1.16% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 5,918,002 | -1.13% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 5,991,785 | -1.16% | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 6,067,714 | -1.17% | 1.27% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 6,136,387 | -1.17% | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 6,180,877 | -0.54% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 6,213,399 | 0.02% | 0.53% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 6,260,956 | -0.08% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 6,307,347 | -0.08% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 6,341,405 | -0.07% | 0.54% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 6,338,632 | 0.74% | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 6,302,504 | 0.51% | -0.57% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 6,281,174 | 0.39% | -0.34% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 6,281,738 | 1.05% | 0.009% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 6,294,365 | 1.02% | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 6,319,408 | 1.05% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 6,354,074 | 0.74% | 0.55% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 6,391,309 | 2.17% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 6,418,773 | 1.42% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 6,441,865 | 0.02% | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 6,470,365 | 1.77% | 0.44% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 6,504,124 | 1.68% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 6,545,106 | 0.69% | 0.63% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 6,593,386 | 0.82% | 0.74% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 6,646,912 | 0.98% | 0.81% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 6,715,519 | 0.98% | 1.03% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 6,799,978 | 2.73% | 1.26% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 6,875,364 | 1.04% | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 6,938,265 | 1% | 0.91% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 6,993,795 | 0.94% | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 7,040,687 | 0.7% | 0.67% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 7,071,850 | 0.66% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 7,088,906 | 0.76% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 7,110,001 | 0.65% | 0.3% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 7,143,991 | 0.59% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 7,184,250 | 0.65% | 0.56% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 7,229,854 | 0.75% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 7,284,753 | 0.75% | 0.76% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 7,339,001 | 0.66% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 7,389,625 | 0.67% | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 7,437,115 | 0.64% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 7,483,934 | 0.37% | 0.63% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 7,551,117 | 0.35% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 7,647,675 | 0.65% | 1.28% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 7,743,831 | 0.76% | 1.26% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 7,824,909 | 0.49% | 1.05% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 7,912,398 | 0.42% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 7,996,861 | 0.9% | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 8,089,346 | 1.14% | 1.16% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 8,188,649 | 2.04% | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 8,282,396 | 2.48% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 8,373,338 | 2.32% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 8,451,840 | 2.77% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 8,514,329 | 3.6% | 0.74% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 8,575,280 | 4.13% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 8,638,167 | 2.3% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 8,704,546 | 0.52% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 8,777,088 | 2.5% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 8,888,822 | 4.07% | 1.27% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | 9,005,582 | 2.91% | 1.31% |
| 2025 | 574,955 | 9,051,441 | 1.07% | 0.51% |
| 2026 | 578,756 | 9,092,200 | 0.66% | 0.45% |
| 2027 | 580,829 | 9,128,649 | 0.36% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 582,657 | 9,161,558 | 0.31% | 0.36% |
| 2029 | 584,129 | 9,190,268 | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 585,315 | 9,215,844 | 0.2% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 586,254 | 9,239,801 | 0.16% | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 586,948 | 9,260,664 | 0.12% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 587,297 | 9,278,524 | 0.06% | 0.19% |
| 2034 | 587,151 | 9,295,500 | -0.02% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 586,661 | 9,310,659 | -0.08% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 586,003 | 9,323,296 | -0.11% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 585,174 | 9,334,565 | -0.14% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 584,125 | 9,344,395 | -0.18% | 0.11% |
| 2039 | 582,893 | 9,353,187 | -0.21% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 581,634 | 9,363,095 | -0.22% | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 580,285 | 9,372,148 | -0.23% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 578,871 | 9,380,579 | -0.24% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 577,384 | 9,389,228 | -0.26% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 575,789 | 9,396,409 | -0.28% | 0.08% |
| 2045 | 574,143 | 9,402,783 | -0.29% | 0.07% |
| 2046 | 572,420 | 9,408,721 | -0.3% | 0.06% |
| 2047 | 570,534 | 9,415,274 | -0.33% | 0.07% |
| 2048 | 568,553 | 9,422,270 | -0.35% | 0.07% |
| 2049 | 566,709 | 9,427,479 | -0.32% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 564,751 | 9,430,133 | -0.35% | 0.03% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malta increased by 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malta gained 124,273 (a 27.3% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2006 and is 167th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.
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 |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
| Thun | 43.9K |
| Bellinzona | 43.8K |
| Koniz | 43K |
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Population differences between Malta and Switzerland
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| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 84.4 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 43.2 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 43.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,604 ppl/mi² | 590 ppl/mi² |
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