Croatia vs Malta: Birth rate
Croatia
8.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta
7.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
211th
Malta rank
213th
Birth rate over time
- Croatia
- Malta
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 8.07 births per 1,000 people against 7.9 births per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.17 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Croatia ranks 211th and Malta ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.29 births per 1,000 people | 28.59 births per 1,000 people | 6.3 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 16.78 births per 1,000 people | 19.84 births per 1,000 people | 3.05 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 15.14 births per 1,000 people | 18.46 births per 1,000 people | 3.32 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 13.77 births per 1,000 people | 16.48 births per 1,000 people | 2.7 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.87 births per 1,000 people | 13.3 births per 1,000 people | 2.43 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 9.64 births per 1,000 people | 9.89 births per 1,000 people | 0.2462 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 9.18 births per 1,000 people | 9.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.198 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.53 births per 1,000 people | 8.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.332 births per 1,000 people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Croatia or Malta?
- Croatia, at 8.07 births per 1,000 people against 7.9 births per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Croatia and Malta?
- 0.17 births per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Malta rank globally for birth rate?
- Croatia ranks 211th and Malta ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.