Fertility rate, total in Malta
Malta: Fertility rate, total was 1.06 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Malta, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate, total in Malta stood at 1.06 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Malta peaked at 2.27 births per woman in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.06 births per woman, in 2023.
Malta ranks 204th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More population data for Malta
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.805 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11,503 (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.805 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,814 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.01 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.01 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0533 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Malta?
- Fertility rate, total in Malta was 1.06 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 births per woman in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for fertility rate, total?
- Malta ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release