Birth rate in Malta
Malta: Birth rate was 7.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7.9 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Malta peaked at 29.59 births per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 7.9 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Malta 213th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.59 births per 1,000 people | 26.54 births per 1,000 people | 29.59 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.84 births per 1,000 people | 16.08 births per 1,000 people | 26.73 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.46 births per 1,000 people | 16.97 births per 1,000 people | 19.45 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.48 births per 1,000 people | 15.52 births per 1,000 people | 17.89 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3 births per 1,000 people | 11.58 births per 1,000 people | 15.23 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.89 births per 1,000 people | 9.4 births per 1,000 people | 11.23 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 births per 1,000 people | 8.41 births per 1,000 people | 10.04 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.19 births per 1,000 people | 7.9 births per 1,000 people | 8.48 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 210 Estonia 8.07 births per 1,000 people compare
- 211 Croatia 8.07 births per 1,000 people compare
- 212 Bermuda 8.05 births per 1,000 people compare
- 214 Finland 7.78 births per 1,000 people compare
- 215 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 births per 1,000 people compare
- 216 Latvia 7.57 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Malta
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,814 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Malta?
- Birth rate in Malta was 7.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 29.59 births per 1,000 people in 1951.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for birth rate?
- Malta ranks 213th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.