Malta — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Malta, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Malta was 1.89% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.05% in 2019. The lowest was -1.18% in 1968 (about -1.6× the low point).
Malta ranks 53 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Malta sits above it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 53% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 23%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; Pakistan (1.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8316% in 1985. That is 28% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 213th of 216 in 1961 → 214th of 216 in 1970 → 155th of 216 in 1980 → 148th of 216 in 1990 → 159th of 217 in 2000 → 151st of 217 in 2010 → 41st of 217 in 2020 → 53rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.89% | -1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.87% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 3.99% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 2.47% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.51% | -1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 2.27% | -1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 4.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 3.53% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 2.73% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.45% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 2.02% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 1.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 0.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 0.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 0.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 0.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.03% | -1.7 pp |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +1.7 pp |
| 1990 | 0.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 0.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.69% | -1.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.76% | +1.7 pp |
| 1984 | 0.02% | -1.4 pp |
| 1983 | 1.41% | -0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 2.14% | +1.4 pp |
| 1981 | 0.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 1.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.04% | +0.7 pp |
| 1977 | 0.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 0.73% | +0.8 pp |
| 1974 | -0.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | -0.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | -0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | -0.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 1969 | -1.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | -1.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | -1.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | -1.14% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | -0.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 1964 | -0.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | -0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | -0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | -0.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Malta’s Population growth in 1962?
-0.42% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Malta’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +574.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.89%; 2024: 2.87%; 2023: 3.99%; 2022: 2.47%; 2021: 0.51%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.