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Population in Malta

Malta: Population was 532,964 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
532,964 people
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
172nd
of 238 regions
All-time high
532,964 people
in 2023
All-time low
10,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Malta, 1000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Malta stood at 532,964 people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Malta peaked at 532,964 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,000 people, in 1000.

Malta ranks 172nd of 238 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 10,000 people 10,000 people 10,000 people 1
1100s 10,000 people 10,000 people 10,000 people 1
1200s 10,000 people 10,000 people 10,000 people 1
1300s 20,000 people 20,000 people 20,000 people 1
1400s 10,000 people 10,000 people 10,000 people 1
1500s 20,000 people 20,000 people 20,000 people 1
1600s 40,000 people 40,000 people 40,000 people 1
1700s 70,000 people 70,000 people 70,000 people 1
1710s 72,000 people 72,000 people 72,000 people 1
1720s 74,000 people 74,000 people 74,000 people 1
1730s 76,000 people 76,000 people 76,000 people 1
1740s 78,000 people 78,000 people 78,000 people 1
1750s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1760s 84,000 people 84,000 people 84,000 people 1
1770s 88,000 people 88,000 people 88,000 people 1
1780s 92,000 people 92,000 people 92,000 people 1
1790s 96,000 people 96,000 people 96,000 people 1
1800s 134,072 people 134,072 people 134,072 people 10
1810s 134,088 people 134,072 people 134,232 people 10
1820s 137,798 people 134,553 people 141,450 people 10
1830s 146,176 people 142,294 people 150,119 people 10
1840s 155,134 people 151,015 people 159,320 people 10
1850s 163,979 people 160,270 people 167,737 people 10
1860s 172,483 people 168,587 people 176,429 people 10
1870s 181,412 people 177,322 people 185,556 people 10
1880s 190,789 people 186,494 people 195,140 people 10
1890s 200,633 people 196,124 people 205,201 people 10
1900s 210,934 people 206,234 people 215,427 people 10
1910s 214,191 people 212,398 people 215,922 people 10
1920s 218,522 people 212,759 people 225,373 people 10
1930s 238,856 people 227,340 people 251,311 people 10
1940s 271,350 people 254,503 people 288,773 people 10
1950s 315,025 people 294,685 people 330,361 people 10
1960s 327,598 people 323,515 people 330,855 people 10
1970s 332,964 people 326,017 people 340,974 people 10
1980s 352,494 people 342,882 people 364,530 people 10
1990s 382,729 people 367,913 people 396,897 people 10
2000s 411,306 people 399,905 people 420,800 people 10
2010s 449,359 people 422,654 people 504,017 people 10
2020s 525,938 people 518,212 people 532,964 people 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 169 Montenegro 633,553 people compare
  2. 170 Suriname 628,892 people compare
  3. 171 Western Sahara 579,734 people compare
  4. 173 Maldives 526,009 people compare
  5. 174 Cape Verde 522,335 people compare
  6. 175 Brunei 458,959 people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Malta?
Population in Malta was 532,964 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 532,964 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 10,000 people in 1000.
How does Malta rank for population?
Malta ranks 172nd out of 238 regions with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.