The latest officially reported population of Malta was 568,847 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 578,778 people compared to 39,535,850 in Ukraine.
Population statistics:
- Ukraine's population is 68.3 times bigger than Malta's.
- Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
- The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
- For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
- Since 2006, the population of Malta has increased from 405K people to 579K (42.8% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 39.5M (16.4% decline).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 587K people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.2M people by 2100.
Malta vs Ukraine: live population counter
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| Current population |
578778
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39535850
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| Population rank | 167/197 | 40/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.48% |
| One net population change |
32.6 minutes
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4.13 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.96 hours
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2.48 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 hours
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1.06 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.39 hours
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27.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | +6,323 | +1,146,012 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +349 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,100 | +127,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.91% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | 147/197 |
Malta and Ukraine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 326,550 | 42,824,093 | - | - |
| 1961 | 325,250 | 43,399,766 | -0.4% | 1.34% |
| 1962 | 323,900 | 43,943,674 | -0.42% | 1.25% |
| 1963 | 322,550 | 44,462,372 | -0.42% | 1.18% |
| 1964 | 321,250 | 44,951,156 | -0.4% | 1.1% |
| 1965 | 318,800 | 45,386,892 | -0.76% | 0.97% |
| 1966 | 315,200 | 45,802,519 | -1.13% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 311,550 | 46,215,988 | -1.16% | 0.9% |
| 1968 | 307,900 | 46,614,325 | -1.17% | 0.86% |
| 1969 | 304,300 | 46,976,256 | -1.17% | 0.78% |
| 1970 | 302,650 | 47,261,306 | -0.54% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 302,700 | 47,573,287 | 0.02% | 0.66% |
| 1972 | 302,450 | 47,946,893 | -0.08% | 0.79% |
| 1973 | 302,200 | 48,277,121 | -0.08% | 0.69% |
| 1974 | 301,996 | 48,576,570 | -0.07% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 304,222 | 48,865,229 | 0.74% | 0.59% |
| 1976 | 305,774 | 49,120,842 | 0.51% | 0.52% |
| 1977 | 306,970 | 49,336,481 | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| 1978 | 310,182 | 49,521,243 | 1.05% | 0.37% |
| 1979 | 313,342 | 49,721,381 | 1.02% | 0.4% |
| 1980 | 316,645 | 49,955,152 | 1.05% | 0.47% |
| 1981 | 318,982 | 50,189,281 | 0.74% | 0.47% |
| 1982 | 325,898 | 50,402,724 | 2.17% | 0.43% |
| 1983 | 330,524 | 50,637,029 | 1.42% | 0.46% |
| 1984 | 330,593 | 50,887,599 | 0.02% | 0.49% |
| 1985 | 336,452 | 51,108,770 | 1.77% | 0.43% |
| 1986 | 342,121 | 51,318,745 | 1.68% | 0.41% |
| 1987 | 344,485 | 51,515,732 | 0.69% | 0.38% |
| 1988 | 347,325 | 51,724,853 | 0.82% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 350,722 | 51,917,817 | 0.98% | 0.37% |
| 1990 | 354,170 | 52,054,092 | 0.98% | 0.26% |
| 1991 | 363,845 | 52,170,961 | 2.73% | 0.22% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | 52,323,671 | 1.04% | 0.29% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | 52,350,126 | 1% | 0.05% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | 52,075,998 | 0.94% | -0.52% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | 51,665,539 | 0.7% | -0.79% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | 51,226,109 | 0.66% | -0.85% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | 50,786,885 | 0.76% | -0.86% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | 50,379,731 | 0.65% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | 49,976,446 | 0.59% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | 49,556,660 | 0.65% | -0.84% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | 49,106,855 | 0.75% | -0.91% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | 48,677,281 | 0.75% | -0.87% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | 48,315,136 | 0.66% | -0.74% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | 47,979,507 | 0.67% | -0.69% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | 47,585,556 | 0.64% | -0.82% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | 47,278,694 | 0.37% | -0.64% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | 47,062,798 | 0.35% | -0.46% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | 46,819,175 | 0.65% | -0.52% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | 46,623,731 | 0.76% | -0.42% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | 46,456,003 | 0.49% | -0.36% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | 46,307,853 | 0.42% | -0.32% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | 46,210,056 | 0.9% | -0.21% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | 46,126,770 | 1.14% | -0.18% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | 45,972,380 | 2.04% | -0.33% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | 45,784,896 | 2.48% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | 45,616,832 | 2.32% | -0.37% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | 45,436,041 | 2.77% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | 45,208,907 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | 44,957,458 | 4.13% | -0.56% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | 44,680,014 | 2.3% | -0.62% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | 44,298,640 | 0.52% | -0.85% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | 41,048,766 | 2.5% | -7.34% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | 37,732,836 | 4.07% | -8.08% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | 37,860,221 | 2.91% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 574,955 | 38,980,379 | 1.07% | 2.96% |
| 2026 | 578,756 | 39,535,850 | 0.66% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 580,829 | 39,245,208 | 0.36% | -0.74% |
| 2028 | 582,657 | 38,952,086 | 0.31% | -0.75% |
| 2029 | 584,129 | 38,654,416 | 0.25% | -0.76% |
| 2030 | 585,315 | 38,353,848 | 0.2% | -0.78% |
| 2031 | 586,254 | 38,050,624 | 0.16% | -0.79% |
| 2032 | 586,948 | 37,746,688 | 0.12% | -0.8% |
| 2033 | 587,297 | 37,442,088 | 0.06% | -0.81% |
| 2034 | 587,151 | 37,135,839 | -0.02% | -0.82% |
| 2035 | 586,661 | 36,828,149 | -0.08% | -0.83% |
| 2036 | 586,003 | 36,519,767 | -0.11% | -0.84% |
| 2037 | 585,174 | 36,209,679 | -0.14% | -0.85% |
| 2038 | 584,125 | 35,897,705 | -0.18% | -0.86% |
| 2039 | 582,893 | 35,584,263 | -0.21% | -0.87% |
| 2040 | 581,634 | 35,270,911 | -0.22% | -0.88% |
| 2041 | 580,285 | 34,957,580 | -0.23% | -0.89% |
| 2042 | 578,871 | 34,641,778 | -0.24% | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 577,384 | 34,324,132 | -0.26% | -0.92% |
| 2044 | 575,789 | 34,004,074 | -0.28% | -0.93% |
| 2045 | 574,143 | 33,680,448 | -0.29% | -0.95% |
| 2046 | 572,420 | 33,351,499 | -0.3% | -0.98% |
| 2047 | 570,534 | 33,017,828 | -0.33% | -1% |
| 2048 | 568,553 | 32,680,968 | -0.35% | -1.02% |
| 2049 | 566,709 | 32,338,515 | -0.32% | -1.05% |
| 2050 | 564,751 | 31,990,136 | -0.35% | -1.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malta increased by 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malta gained 124,273 (a 27.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by -6,080,982 (a 13.3% decline).
Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2006 and is 167th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 19.1% to 31,990,136 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.
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 Ukraine
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| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 75 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 43.1 years |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 43.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.9:48.1 | 46.5:53.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.06 births per woman | 0.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,604 ppl/mi² | 169.2 ppl/mi² |
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