Birth rate by women's age group in Malta
Malta: Birth rate by women's age group was 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1956
All-time low
6.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Malta stood at 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Malta peaked at 27.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 6.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 1990.
That places Malta 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Malta, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 26.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 26.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 27.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 27.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 27.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 27.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 25.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.1% |
| 1958 | 22.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -12.7% |
| 1959 | 19.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -14.7% |
| 1960 | 17.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.7% |
| 1961 | 15.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -13.8% |
| 1962 | 15.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 14.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 14.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 13.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 13.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 13.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 13.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 13.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 14.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 13.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 14.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 14.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 16.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 15.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 14.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 14.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 13.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 13.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 13.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 14.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 15.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 13.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 12.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 11.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 11.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 10.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 6.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -37.1% |
| 1991 | 10.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +59.2% |
| 1992 | 12.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 12.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 10.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 16.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 16.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -32.1% |
| 2000 | 16.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 15.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 8.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 15.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +70.6% |
| 2004 | 20.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 20.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 16.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 19.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 18.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 17.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 14.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 13.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 13.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 12.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 11.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 10.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 10.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rate by women's age group in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +70.6% | 8.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 1991 | +59.2% | 6.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 2000 | +50.1% | 11.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 2002 | -43.9% | 15.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 2004 | +37.8% | 15.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 20.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 27.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 20.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 11.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 18.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 11.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Saudi Arabia 11.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 166 Saint Helena 10.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 167 New Zealand 10.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 169 Falkland Islands 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 170 Monaco 9.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 171 Montenegro 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
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- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Malta?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Malta was 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.