Number of births per year in Malta
Malta: Number of births per year was 4,213 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4,213
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9,474
in 1956
All-time low
3,911
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of births per year in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,213 for number of births per year in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Malta peaked at 9,474 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 3,911, in 2006.
Malta ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 8,995 | 8,673 | 9,474 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6,507 | 5,202 | 8,844 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,149 | 5,533 | 6,508 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,804 | 5,512 | 6,203 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,080 | 4,595 | 5,605 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,065 | 3,911 | 4,490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,203 | 4,047 | 4,361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,309 | 4,213 | 4,393 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 181 Iceland 4,347 compare
- 182 Bahamas 4,335 compare
- 183 Guadeloupe 4,233 compare
- 185 New Caledonia 4,134 compare
- 186 Martinique 3,728 compare
- 187 Kiribati 3,421 compare
More population data for Malta
- Population growth rate -0.805 (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11,503 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.805 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.01 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,814 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.01 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.1 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of births per year in Malta?
- Number of births per year in Malta was 4,213 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9,474 in 1956.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,911 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for number of births per year?
- Malta ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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