Population growth rate in Malta
Malta: Population growth rate was -0.805 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.805
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
201st
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.17
in 2019
All-time low
-1.09
in 2083
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Malta, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Malta is -0.805, measured in 2100.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Malta peaked at 4.17 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.09, in 2083.
Malta ranks 201st of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.5596 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2128 | -62.0% |
| 1900 | 0.5021 | +136.0% |
| 1905 | 0.5015 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1915 | -61.8% |
| 1915 | -0.2703 | -241.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1698 | -162.8% |
| 1925 | 0.6866 | +304.3% |
| 1930 | 0.869 | +26.6% |
| 1935 | 1.14 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | 1.26 | +11.1% |
| 1945 | 1.44 | +14.5% |
| 1950 | 2.41 | +67.1% |
| 1951 | 1.48 | -38.8% |
| 1952 | 1.47 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.42 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 1.4 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 1.32 | -4.7% |
| 1957 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.362 | -72.1% |
| 1959 | 0.211 | -41.7% |
| 1960 | 0.072 | -65.9% |
| 1961 | -0.055 | -176.4% |
| 1962 | -0.163 | +196.4% |
| 1963 | -0.251 | +54.0% |
| 1964 | -0.367 | +46.2% |
| 1965 | -0.481 | +31.1% |
| 1966 | -0.575 | +19.5% |
| 1967 | -0.571 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.386 | -167.6% |
| 1969 | 0.38 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.393 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.391 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.411 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.465 | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.518 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.547 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.551 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.564 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.56 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.564 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.551 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.54 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.555 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.565 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.557 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.589 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.829 | +40.7% |
| 1987 | 0.856 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.892 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.925 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.924 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.928 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.89 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.815 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.802 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.791 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.779 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.799 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.776 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.733 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.707 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.669 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.64 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.616 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.608 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.423 | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.414 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.434 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.436 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.445 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.489 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.442 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.419 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.36 | +464.0% |
| 2015 | 2.41 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.16 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3.29 | +52.3% |
| 2018 | 3.69 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 4.17 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 1.42 | -65.9% |
| 2021 | 0.95 | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 0.502 | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 1.29 | +157.0% |
| 2024 | 1.19 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 0.948 | -20.4% |
| 2026 | 0.372 | -60.8% |
| 2027 | 0.342 | -8.1% |
| 2028 | 0.285 | -16.7% |
| 2029 | 0.222 | -22.1% |
| 2030 | 0.184 | -17.1% |
| 2031 | 0.136 | -26.1% |
| 2032 | 0.1 | -26.5% |
| 2033 | 0.018 | -82.0% |
| 2034 | -0.068 | -477.8% |
| 2035 | -0.099 | +45.6% |
| 2036 | -0.126 | +27.3% |
| 2037 | -0.156 | +23.8% |
| 2038 | -0.202 | +29.5% |
| 2039 | -0.22 | +8.9% |
| 2040 | -0.216 | -1.8% |
| 2041 | -0.247 | +14.4% |
| 2042 | -0.241 | -2.4% |
| 2043 | -0.274 | +13.7% |
| 2044 | -0.277 | +1.1% |
| 2045 | -0.297 | +7.2% |
| 2046 | -0.304 | +2.4% |
| 2047 | -0.358 | +17.8% |
| 2048 | -0.333 | -7.0% |
| 2049 | -0.321 | -3.6% |
| 2050 | -0.372 | +15.9% |
| 2051 | -0.407 | +9.4% |
| 2052 | -0.401 | -1.5% |
| 2053 | -0.392 | -2.2% |
| 2054 | -0.379 | -3.3% |
| 2055 | -0.428 | +12.9% |
| 2056 | -0.436 | +1.9% |
| 2057 | -0.424 | -2.8% |
| 2058 | -0.452 | +6.6% |
| 2059 | -0.5 | +10.6% |
| 2060 | -0.516 | +3.2% |
| 2061 | -0.53 | +2.7% |
| 2062 | -0.579 | +9.2% |
| 2063 | -0.58 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | -0.621 | +7.1% |
| 2065 | -0.658 | +6.0% |
| 2066 | -0.689 | +4.7% |
| 2067 | -0.725 | +5.2% |
| 2068 | -0.77 | +6.2% |
| 2069 | -0.791 | +2.7% |
| 2070 | -0.801 | +1.3% |
| 2071 | -0.838 | +4.6% |
| 2072 | -0.863 | +3.0% |
| 2073 | -0.884 | +2.4% |
| 2074 | -0.903 | +2.1% |
| 2075 | -0.933 | +3.3% |
| 2076 | -1.01 | +8.4% |
| 2077 | -1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | -1.02 | +0.6% |
| 2079 | -1.04 | +2.0% |
| 2080 | -1.05 | +1.5% |
| 2081 | -1.09 | +3.1% |
| 2082 | -1.06 | -2.9% |
| 2083 | -1.09 | +3.3% |
| 2084 | -1.07 | -1.6% |
| 2085 | -1.06 | -1.6% |
| 2086 | -1.08 | +2.0% |
| 2087 | -1.05 | -2.8% |
| 2088 | -0.992 | -5.3% |
| 2089 | -1 | +1.2% |
| 2090 | -1 | -0.1% |
| 2091 | -0.984 | -1.9% |
| 2092 | -0.941 | -4.4% |
| 2093 | -0.931 | -1.1% |
| 2094 | -0.934 | +0.3% |
| 2095 | -0.92 | -1.5% |
| 2096 | -0.856 | -7.0% |
| 2097 | -0.844 | -1.4% |
| 2098 | -0.823 | -2.5% |
| 2099 | -0.826 | +0.4% |
| 2100 | -0.805 | -2.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -0.805 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's -0.805 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.157. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2034 | -477.8% | 0.018 | -0.068 |
| 2014 | +464.0% | 0.419 | 2.36 |
| 1925 | +304.3% | 0.1698 | 0.6866 |
| 1915 | -241.1% | 0.1915 | -0.2703 |
| 1962 | -196.4% | -0.055 | -0.163 |
| 1961 | -176.4% | 0.072 | -0.055 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.5596 | 0.5596 | 0.5596 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2128 | 0.2128 | 0.2128 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5018 | 0.5015 | 0.5021 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.0394 | -0.2703 | 0.1915 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4282 | 0.1698 | 0.6866 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.869 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.27 | 0.211 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1625 | -0.575 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4964 | 0.391 | 0.564 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6859 | 0.54 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8432 | 0.776 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.568 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 0.419 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7523 | 0.222 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.0433 | -0.22 | 0.184 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.2868 | -0.358 | -0.216 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.4191 | -0.5 | -0.372 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.6459 | -0.791 | -0.516 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.9304 | -1.04 | -0.801 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.05 | -1.09 | -0.992 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.9062 | -1 | -0.823 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.805 | -0.805 | -0.805 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11,503 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Malta?
- Population growth rate in Malta was -0.805 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 in 2019.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.09 in 2083.
- How does Malta rank for population growth rate?
- Malta ranks 201st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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