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Population in Malta compared to Zimbabwe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malta was 568,847 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malta's population is 581,729 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 29.8 times bigger than Malta's.
  • Malta is ranked the 167th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.007% for Malta vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Malta has had an average growth rate of +2.69% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malta has increased from 405K people to 582K (43.5% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Malta vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Malta
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malta Zimbabwe
2100 383,244 37,483,053
2099 386,421 37,412,398
2098 389,613 37,328,255
2097 392,917 37,235,542
2096 396,295 37,142,915
2095 399,956 37,032,129
2094 403,710 36,912,747
2093 407,487 36,810,893
2092 411,340 36,688,511
2091 415,407 36,567,262
2090 419,592 36,425,606
2089 423,826 36,280,973
2088 428,052 36,141,446
2087 432,556 35,977,638
2086 437,240 35,808,135
2085 441,882 35,637,092
2084 446,649 35,456,207
2083 451,551 35,268,035
2082 456,344 35,078,904
2081 461,335 34,873,129
2080 466,229 34,658,962
2079 471,100 34,439,720
2078 475,924 34,217,295
2077 480,771 33,982,909
2076 485,655 33,739,228
2075 490,208 33,495,867
2074 494,656 33,244,838
2073 499,046 32,978,488
2072 503,370 32,706,059
2071 507,604 32,445,747
2070 511,683 32,181,119
2069 515,748 31,906,793
2068 519,737 31,631,000
2067 523,520 31,345,338
2066 527,140 31,062,884
2065 530,620 30,766,830
2064 533,923 30,479,939
2063 537,029 30,176,104
2062 540,145 29,867,679
2061 543,018 29,557,068
2060 545,828 29,252,423
2059 548,562 28,945,088
2058 551,048 28,631,679
2057 553,389 28,307,305
2056 555,804 27,990,713
2055 558,190 27,658,887
2054 560,309 27,331,920
2053 562,511 26,986,935
2052 564,772 26,643,553
2051 567,078 26,287,592
2050 569,189 25,934,893
2049 571,016 25,585,239
2048 572,923 25,228,082
2047 574,977 24,874,649
2046 576,728 24,513,443
2045 578,442 24,147,637
2044 580,046 23,783,088
2043 581,639 23,401,965
2042 583,042 23,035,288
2041 584,485 22,647,950
2040 585,747 22,273,520
2039 587,035 21,902,980
2038 588,223 21,530,130
2037 589,140 21,159,664
2036 589,886 20,791,034
2035 590,469 20,413,656
2034 590,868 20,048,019
2033 590,759 19,676,339
2032 590,166 19,311,985
2031 589,366 18,959,300
2030 588,281 18,613,738
2029 586,978 18,270,049
2028 585,310 17,933,466
2027 583,310 17,600,984
2026 581,144 17,273,208
2025 575,661 16,949,303
2024 568,847 16,634,373
2023 552,747 16,340,822
2022 531,113 16,069,056
2021 518,150 15,797,210
2020 515,490 15,526,888
2019 503,912 15,271,368
2018 483,903 15,034,452
2017 467,106 14,812,482
2016 454,505 14,600,294
2015 444,220 14,399,013
2014 433,481 14,207,359
2013 424,810 14,013,808
2012 420,028 13,817,887
2011 416,268 13,595,424
2010 414,508 13,356,548
2009 412,477 13,142,790
2008 409,379 12,959,149
2007 406,724 12,804,058
2006 405,308 12,636,445
2005 403,834 12,483,432
2004 401,268 12,365,896
2003 398,582 12,232,323
2002 395,969 12,087,653
2001 393,028 11,971,901
2000 390,087 11,892,055
1999 387,578 11,783,458
1998 385,287 11,594,297
1997 382,791 11,369,827
1996 379,905 11,158,360
1995 377,419 10,974,599
1994 374,797 10,873,148
1993 371,308 10,860,288
1992 367,618 10,702,700
1991 363,845 10,404,816
1990 354,170 10,137,281
1989 350,722 9,864,798
1988 347,325 9,583,094
1987 344,485 9,284,644
1986 342,121 8,982,578
1985 336,452 8,686,813
1984 330,593 8,391,488
1983 330,524 8,098,404
1982 325,898 7,796,496
1981 318,982 7,498,635
1980 316,645 7,041,303
1979 313,342 6,647,556
1978 310,182 6,543,575
1977 306,970 6,449,512
1976 305,774 6,287,105
1975 304,222 6,098,658
1974 301,996 5,908,328
1973 302,200 5,720,404
1972 302,450 5,542,445
1971 302,700 5,374,712
1970 302,650 5,215,918
1969 304,300 5,058,181
1968 307,900 4,900,440
1967 311,550 4,748,307
1966 315,200 4,601,217
1965 318,800 4,458,462
1964 321,250 4,320,006
1963 322,550 4,185,877
1962 323,900 4,055,959
1961 325,250 3,930,401
1960 326,550 3,809,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/malta/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malta increased by 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malta gained 127,224 people (a 28% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2006 and is 167th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Malta's population will shrink by 2.16% to 569,189 people and will still be ranked 167th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2034 at 591K people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Malta
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malta Zimbabwe
2100 -0.82% 0.19%
2099 -0.82% 0.23%
2098 -0.84% 0.25%
2097 -0.85% 0.25%
2096 -0.92% 0.3%
2095 -0.93% 0.32%
2094 -0.93% 0.28%
2093 -0.94% 0.33%
2092 -0.98% 0.33%
2091 -1% 0.39%
2090 -1% 0.4%
2089 -0.99% 0.39%
2088 -1.04% 0.46%
2087 -1.07% 0.47%
2086 -1.05% 0.48%
2085 -1.07% 0.51%
2084 -1.09% 0.53%
2083 -1.05% 0.54%
2082 -1.08% 0.59%
2081 -1.05% 0.62%
2080 -1.03% 0.64%
2079 -1.01% 0.65%
2078 -1.01% 0.69%
2077 -1.01% 0.72%
2076 -0.93% 0.73%
2075 -0.9% 0.76%
2074 -0.88% 0.81%
2073 -0.86% 0.83%
2072 -0.83% 0.8%
2071 -0.8% 0.82%
2070 -0.79% 0.86%
2069 -0.77% 0.87%
2068 -0.72% 0.91%
2067 -0.69% 0.91%
2066 -0.66% 0.96%
2065 -0.62% 0.94%
2064 -0.58% 1.01%
2063 -0.58% 1.03%
2062 -0.53% 1.05%
2061 -0.51% 1.04%
2060 -0.5% 1.06%
2059 -0.45% 1.09%
2058 -0.42% 1.15%
2057 -0.43% 1.13%
2056 -0.43% 1.2%
2055 -0.38% 1.2%
2054 -0.39% 1.28%
2053 -0.4% 1.29%
2052 -0.41% 1.35%
2051 -0.37% 1.36%
2050 -0.32% 1.37%
2049 -0.33% 1.42%
2048 -0.36% 1.42%
2047 -0.3% 1.47%
2046 -0.3% 1.51%
2045 -0.28% 1.53%
2044 -0.27% 1.63%
2043 -0.24% 1.59%
2042 -0.25% 1.71%
2041 -0.22% 1.68%
2040 -0.22% 1.69%
2039 -0.2% 1.73%
2038 -0.16% 1.75%
2037 -0.13% 1.77%
2036 -0.1% 1.85%
2035 -0.07% 1.82%
2034 0.02% 1.89%
2033 0.1% 1.89%
2032 0.14% 1.86%
2031 0.18% 1.86%
2030 0.22% 1.88%
2029 0.29% 1.88%
2028 0.34% 1.89%
2027 0.37% 1.9%
2026 0.95% 1.91%
2025 1.2% 1.89%
2024 2.91% 1.8%
2023 4.07% 1.69%
2022 2.5% 1.72%
2021 0.52% 1.74%
2020 2.3% 1.67%
2019 4.13% 1.58%
2018 3.6% 1.5%
2017 2.77% 1.45%
2016 2.32% 1.4%
2015 2.48% 1.35%
2014 2.04% 1.38%
2013 1.14% 1.42%
2012 0.9% 1.64%
2011 0.42% 1.79%
2010 0.49% 1.63%
2009 0.76% 1.42%
2008 0.65% 1.21%
2007 0.35% 1.33%
2006 0.37% 1.23%
2005 0.64% 0.95%
2004 0.67% 1.09%
2003 0.66% 1.2%
2002 0.75% 0.97%
2001 0.75% 0.67%
2000 0.65% 0.92%
1999 0.59% 1.63%
1998 0.65% 1.97%
1997 0.76% 1.9%
1996 0.66% 1.67%
1995 0.7% 0.93%
1994 0.94% 0.12%
1993 1% 1.47%
1992 1.04% 2.86%
1991 2.73% 2.64%
1990 0.98% 2.76%
1989 0.98% 2.94%
1988 0.82% 3.21%
1987 0.69% 3.36%
1986 1.68% 3.4%
1985 1.77% 3.52%
1984 0.02% 3.62%
1983 1.42% 3.87%
1982 2.17% 3.97%
1981 0.74% 6.49%
1980 1.05% 5.92%
1979 1.02% 1.59%
1978 1.05% 1.46%
1977 0.39% 2.58%
1976 0.51% 3.09%
1975 0.74% 3.22%
1974 -0.07% 3.29%
1973 -0.08% 3.21%
1972 -0.08% 3.12%
1971 0.02% 3.04%
1970 -0.54% 3.12%
1969 -1.17% 3.22%
1968 -1.17% 3.2%
1967 -1.16% 3.2%
1966 -1.13% 3.2%
1965 -0.76% 3.2%
1964 -0.4% 3.2%
1963 -0.42% 3.2%
1962 -0.42% 3.19%
1961 -0.4% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/malta/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Malta grew by 2.91%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Malta Zimbabwe
Current population
581729
17361868
Population rank 167/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.21%
One net population change
32.6 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
1.96 hours
1.06 minutes
One death every
2.17 hours
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +44 +804
Annual growth/decline +16,100 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +2.91% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 19/197 60/197
One migration net change every
1.7 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +5,161 -54,555
Net migration rank 52/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 199,466 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 112/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 37% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 15/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malta
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malta Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,161 - -54,555
2024 - 6,323 - -60,528
2023 442 6,591 372,505 -97,380
2022 54 2,480 371,243 -102,828
2021 259 4,638 349,908 -74,623
2020 361 6,904 354,790 -89,440
2019 655 20,302 348,798 -103,107
2018 774 16,961 345,883 -117,758
2017 747 14,372 344,035 -128,241
2016 1,091 8,624 348,772 -140,181
2015 888 9,588 356,203 -162,220
2014 910 9,192 366,350 -177,029
2013 807 861 374,757 -176,972
2012 714 911 371,135 -177,061
2011 916 999 359,572 -108,714
2010 871 741 335,570 -108,671
2009 825 836 309,316 -108,689
2008 777 869 280,527 -113,858
2007 691 926 261,805 -118,299
2006 568 997 248,963 -57,257
2005 727 1,626 248,545 -134,212
2004 883 1,662 248,307 -127,550
2003 917 1,626 243,057 -96,667
2002 911 1,821 244,170 -101,212
2001 1,061 1,678 227,909 -139,361
2000 1,482 1,591 236,343 -165,181
1999 1,357 1,463 232,393 -86,343
1998 1,656 1,260 225,614 6,645
1997 1,991 1,003 216,288 395
1996 2,279 1,142 205,269 978
1995 1,887 1,306 206,695 -45,428
1994 2,136 1,136 216,343 -174,723
1993 2,451 1,006 228,045 -243,947
1992 2,573 737 255,291 75,788
1991 2,438 763 260,943 3,749
1990 2,621 568 265,444 4,948
1989 2,981 248 270,838 3,736
1988 2,813 164 277,498 11,327
1987 2,412 295 286,766 21,308
1986 2,395 464 289,894 6,154
1985 2,590 -428 290,756 4,718
1984 2,678 -558 290,052 5,124
1983 2,512 -740 286,545 4,456
1982 2,835 -1,059 279,934 32,899
1981 2,233 -548 271,361 11,523
1980 2,375 -886 241,179 390,593
1979 2,852 -1,311 223,657 -67,937
1978 2,389 -1,302 222,979 -170,727
1977 2,916 -1,598 225,139 -89,270
1976 2,721 -1,641 221,419 -32,495
1975 2,829 -1,742 216,947 -28,988
1974 2,687 -1,597 208,806 -16,105
1973 2,327 -1,549 201,885 -18,733
1972 2,480 -1,316 193,725 -20,959
1971 2,482 -1,327 185,427 -22,719
1970 2,270 -1,123 178,979 -24,102
1969 2,069 -827 172,626 -12,028
1968 2,247 -753 166,865 -11,997
1967 2,306 -4,073 161,205 -11,814
1966 2,458 -4,318 156,014 -11,211
1965 2,646 -4,329 151,164 -10,465
1964 3,630 -4,768 145,848 -9,631
1963 3,709 -4,773 140,984 -8,936
1962 4,664 -5,360 136,317 -8,529
1961 4,748 -5,099 131,531 -8,204
1960 5,747 -5,540 126,959 -8,260

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/malta/zimbabwe | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 5.84% of the population change in Malta is from natural causes (a gain of 6,181 people) and 94.2% is from migration (a gain of 99,652 people). In Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 199,466 residents or 37% of the population were not native-born in Malta, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Malta
City Population
St. Paul's Bay 40.2K
Mosta 25.5K
Birkirkara 24.4K
Naxxar 18.1K
Zabbar 18K
Sliema 16.9K
San Gwann 16.1K
Marsaskala 15.6K
Gzira 8.03K
Valletta 6.44K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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