Population of Malta
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 21 Apr 2025 |
The current population of Malta is 545,661 as of July 20, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Malta is projected at 545,405, or 545k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Malta is projected at 539,607, or 540k people for the year 2024.
Malta ranks 173rd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Malta is ranked 39th among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 291,123 | 294,680 | 7,113 | 2.414 | 0.01182 |
1951 | 298,236 | 300,455 | 4,438 | 1.477 | 0.01184 |
1952 | 302,674 | 304,908 | 4,467 | 1.465 | 0.01180 |
1953 | 307,141 | 309,344 | 4,405 | 1.424 | 0.01174 |
1954 | 311,546 | 313,745 | 4,397 | 1.401 | 0.01168 |
1955 | 315,943 | 318,139 | 4,392 | 1.381 | 0.01161 |
1956 | 320,335 | 322,456 | 4,242 | 1.316 | 0.01154 |
1957 | 324,577 | 326,694 | 4,234 | 1.296 | 0.01145 |
1958 | 328,811 | 329,408 | 1,194 | 0.362 | 0.01132 |
1959 | 330,005 | 330,353 | 696 | 0.211 | 0.01114 |
1960 | 330,701 | 330,820 | 238 | 0.072 | 0.01097 |
1961 | 330,939 | 330,849 | -181 | -0.055 | 0.01079 |
1962 | 330,758 | 330,488 | -539 | -0.163 | 0.01058 |
1963 | 330,219 | 329,805 | -827 | -0.251 | 0.01033 |
1964 | 329,392 | 328,788 | -1,207 | -0.367 | 0.01007 |
1965 | 328,185 | 327,398 | -1,574 | -0.481 | 0.00982 |
1966 | 326,611 | 325,675 | -1,873 | -0.575 | 0.00957 |
1967 | 324,738 | 323,813 | -1,850 | -0.571 | 0.00932 |
1968 | 322,888 | 323,512 | 1,248 | 0.386 | 0.00913 |
1969 | 324,136 | 324,753 | 1,234 | 0.380 | 0.00897 |
1970 | 325,370 | 326,011 | 1,282 | 0.393 | 0.00882 |
1971 | 326,652 | 327,293 | 1,281 | 0.391 | 0.00868 |
1972 | 327,933 | 328,609 | 1,352 | 0.411 | 0.00855 |
1973 | 329,285 | 330,053 | 1,535 | 0.465 | 0.00842 |
1974 | 330,820 | 331,679 | 1,718 | 0.518 | 0.00830 |
1975 | 332,538 | 333,450 | 1,825 | 0.547 | 0.00819 |
1976 | 334,363 | 335,286 | 1,846 | 0.551 | 0.00809 |
1977 | 336,209 | 337,161 | 1,903 | 0.564 | 0.00799 |
1978 | 338,112 | 339,061 | 1,898 | 0.560 | 0.00790 |
1979 | 340,010 | 340,971 | 1,922 | 0.564 | 0.00781 |
1980 | 341,932 | 342,877 | 1,890 | 0.551 | 0.00771 |
1981 | 343,822 | 344,752 | 1,860 | 0.540 | 0.00761 |
1982 | 345,682 | 346,644 | 1,925 | 0.555 | 0.00752 |
1983 | 347,607 | 348,591 | 1,968 | 0.565 | 0.00742 |
1984 | 349,575 | 350,551 | 1,952 | 0.557 | 0.00733 |
1985 | 351,527 | 352,566 | 2,078 | 0.589 | 0.00724 |
1986 | 353,605 | 355,077 | 2,943 | 0.829 | 0.00716 |
1987 | 356,548 | 358,080 | 3,065 | 0.856 | 0.00709 |
1988 | 359,613 | 361,224 | 3,222 | 0.892 | 0.00702 |
1989 | 362,835 | 364,522 | 3,373 | 0.925 | 0.00696 |
1990 | 366,208 | 367,908 | 3,400 | 0.924 | 0.00691 |
1991 | 369,608 | 371,332 | 3,447 | 0.928 | 0.00685 |
1992 | 373,055 | 374,795 | 3,479 | 0.928 | 0.00681 |
1993 | 376,534 | 378,217 | 3,366 | 0.890 | 0.00676 |
1994 | 379,900 | 381,454 | 3,108 | 0.815 | 0.00672 |
1995 | 383,008 | 384,550 | 3,083 | 0.802 | 0.00668 |
1996 | 386,091 | 387,624 | 3,066 | 0.791 | 0.00664 |
1997 | 389,157 | 390,679 | 3,044 | 0.779 | 0.00659 |
1998 | 392,201 | 393,774 | 3,147 | 0.799 | 0.00656 |
1999 | 395,348 | 396,889 | 3,081 | 0.776 | 0.00652 |
2000 | 398,429 | 399,895 | 2,932 | 0.733 | 0.00648 |
2001 | 401,361 | 402,784 | 2,847 | 0.707 | 0.00644 |
2002 | 404,208 | 405,565 | 2,713 | 0.669 | 0.00640 |
2003 | 406,921 | 408,226 | 2,611 | 0.640 | 0.00636 |
2004 | 409,532 | 410,798 | 2,531 | 0.616 | 0.00632 |
2005 | 412,063 | 413,320 | 2,513 | 0.608 | 0.00627 |
2006 | 414,576 | 415,454 | 1,757 | 0.423 | 0.00623 |
2007 | 416,333 | 417,197 | 1,727 | 0.414 | 0.00617 |
2008 | 418,060 | 418,969 | 1,818 | 0.434 | 0.00612 |
2009 | 419,878 | 420,795 | 1,833 | 0.436 | 0.00607 |
2010 | 421,711 | 422,651 | 1,879 | 0.445 | 0.00602 |
2011 | 423,590 | 424,628 | 2,077 | 0.489 | 0.00597 |
2012 | 425,667 | 426,611 | 1,887 | 0.442 | 0.00592 |
2013 | 427,554 | 428,452 | 1,797 | 0.419 | 0.00588 |
2014 | 429,351 | 434,485 | 10,267 | 2.363 | 0.00589 |
2015 | 439,618 | 444,981 | 10,725 | 2.410 | 0.00596 |
2016 | 450,343 | 455,269 | 9,852 | 2.164 | 0.00602 |
2017 | 460,195 | 467,902 | 15,415 | 3.295 | 0.00612 |
2018 | 475,610 | 484,558 | 17,895 | 3.693 | 0.00627 |
2019 | 493,505 | 504,015 | 21,021 | 4.171 | 0.00645 |
2020 | 514,526 | 518,207 | 7,361 | 1.421 | 0.00657 |
2021 | 521,887 | 524,376 | 4,979 | 0.950 | 0.00659 |
2022 | 526,866 | 528,192 | 2,652 | 0.502 | 0.00658 |
2023 | 529,518 | 532,956 | 6,876 | 1.290 | 0.00659 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 536,394 | 539,607 | 6,426 | 1.191 | 0.00661 |
2025 | 542,820 | 545,405 | 5,170 | 0.948 | 0.00663 |
2026 | 547,990 | 549,011 | 2,042 | 0.372 | 0.00661 |
2027 | 550,032 | 550,975 | 1,886 | 0.342 | 0.00658 |
2028 | 551,918 | 552,705 | 1,573 | 0.285 | 0.00655 |
2029 | 553,491 | 554,106 | 1,229 | 0.222 | 0.00652 |
2030 | 554,720 | 555,231 | 1,023 | 0.184 | 0.00648 |
2031 | 555,743 | 556,120 | 754 | 0.136 | 0.00644 |
2032 | 556,497 | 556,777 | 559 | 0.100 | 0.00640 |
2033 | 557,056 | 557,107 | 103 | 0.018 | 0.00636 |
2034 | 557,159 | 556,971 | -376 | -0.068 | 0.00631 |
2035 | 556,783 | 556,508 | -550 | -0.099 | 0.00626 |
2036 | 556,233 | 555,881 | -703 | -0.126 | 0.00621 |
2037 | 555,530 | 555,097 | -865 | -0.156 | 0.00616 |
2038 | 554,665 | 554,105 | -1,120 | -0.202 | 0.00611 |
2039 | 553,545 | 552,938 | -1,215 | -0.220 | 0.00606 |
2040 | 552,330 | 551,735 | -1,190 | -0.216 | 0.00601 |
2041 | 551,140 | 550,460 | -1,360 | -0.247 | 0.00596 |
2042 | 549,780 | 549,119 | -1,323 | -0.241 | 0.00591 |
2043 | 548,457 | 547,706 | -1,502 | -0.274 | 0.00586 |
2044 | 546,955 | 546,198 | -1,513 | -0.277 | 0.00582 |
2045 | 545,442 | 544,634 | -1,616 | -0.297 | 0.00577 |
2046 | 543,826 | 543,000 | -1,651 | -0.304 | 0.00572 |
2047 | 542,175 | 541,207 | -1,937 | -0.358 | 0.00568 |
2048 | 540,238 | 539,339 | -1,798 | -0.333 | 0.00563 |
2049 | 538,440 | 537,578 | -1,723 | -0.321 | 0.00559 |
2050 | 536,717 | 535,721 | -1,991 | -0.372 | 0.00554 |
2051 | 534,726 | 533,639 | -2,174 | -0.407 | 0.00550 |
2052 | 532,552 | 531,486 | -2,132 | -0.401 | 0.00546 |
2053 | 530,420 | 529,382 | -2,076 | -0.392 | 0.00541 |
2054 | 528,344 | 527,345 | -1,999 | -0.379 | 0.00537 |
2055 | 526,345 | 525,221 | -2,249 | -0.428 | 0.00533 |
2056 | 524,096 | 522,957 | -2,278 | -0.436 | 0.00529 |
2057 | 521,818 | 520,715 | -2,207 | -0.424 | 0.00526 |
2058 | 519,611 | 518,439 | -2,344 | -0.452 | 0.00522 |
2059 | 517,267 | 515,978 | -2,578 | -0.500 | 0.00518 |
2060 | 514,689 | 513,364 | -2,650 | -0.516 | 0.00514 |
2061 | 512,039 | 510,685 | -2,709 | -0.530 | 0.00510 |
2062 | 509,330 | 507,861 | -2,938 | -0.579 | 0.00506 |
2063 | 506,392 | 504,928 | -2,929 | -0.580 | 0.00502 |
2064 | 503,463 | 501,906 | -3,115 | -0.621 | 0.00498 |
2065 | 500,348 | 498,707 | -3,281 | -0.658 | 0.00494 |
2066 | 497,067 | 495,360 | -3,414 | -0.689 | 0.00489 |
2067 | 493,653 | 491,870 | -3,567 | -0.725 | 0.00485 |
2068 | 490,086 | 488,205 | -3,761 | -0.770 | 0.00481 |
2069 | 486,325 | 484,409 | -3,833 | -0.791 | 0.00476 |
2070 | 482,492 | 480,568 | -3,847 | -0.801 | 0.00472 |
2071 | 478,645 | 476,649 | -3,992 | -0.838 | 0.00467 |
2072 | 474,653 | 472,615 | -4,077 | -0.863 | 0.00463 |
2073 | 470,576 | 468,506 | -4,140 | -0.884 | 0.00458 |
2074 | 466,436 | 464,339 | -4,194 | -0.903 | 0.00453 |
2075 | 462,242 | 460,096 | -4,293 | -0.933 | 0.00449 |
2076 | 457,949 | 455,646 | -4,606 | -1.011 | 0.00444 |
2077 | 453,343 | 451,058 | -4,570 | -1.013 | 0.00439 |
2078 | 448,773 | 446,498 | -4,549 | -1.019 | 0.00435 |
2079 | 444,224 | 441,928 | -4,593 | -1.039 | 0.00430 |
2080 | 439,631 | 437,324 | -4,615 | -1.055 | 0.00425 |
2081 | 435,016 | 432,663 | -4,706 | -1.088 | 0.00421 |
2082 | 430,310 | 428,050 | -4,520 | -1.056 | 0.00416 |
2083 | 425,790 | 423,479 | -4,622 | -1.091 | 0.00412 |
2084 | 421,168 | 418,921 | -4,495 | -1.073 | 0.00407 |
2085 | 416,673 | 414,485 | -4,377 | -1.056 | 0.00403 |
2086 | 412,296 | 410,087 | -4,417 | -1.077 | 0.00399 |
2087 | 407,879 | 405,755 | -4,247 | -1.047 | 0.00395 |
2088 | 403,632 | 401,639 | -3,985 | -0.992 | 0.00391 |
2089 | 399,647 | 397,651 | -3,992 | -1.004 | 0.00387 |
2090 | 395,655 | 393,682 | -3,947 | -1.003 | 0.00383 |
2091 | 391,708 | 389,791 | -3,835 | -0.984 | 0.00380 |
2092 | 387,873 | 386,057 | -3,633 | -0.941 | 0.00376 |
2093 | 384,240 | 382,459 | -3,561 | -0.931 | 0.00373 |
2094 | 380,679 | 378,909 | -3,540 | -0.934 | 0.00370 |
2095 | 377,139 | 375,413 | -3,452 | -0.920 | 0.00367 |
2096 | 373,687 | 372,094 | -3,186 | -0.856 | 0.00364 |
2097 | 370,501 | 368,943 | -3,115 | -0.844 | 0.00361 |
2098 | 367,386 | 365,881 | -3,010 | -0.823 | 0.00359 |
2099 | 364,376 | 362,878 | -2,996 | -0.826 | 0.00356 |
2100 | 361,380 | 359,932 | -2,897 | -0.805 | 0.00354 |