Malta
Population 2026
549,013
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.66%
- Density
- 1,742 per km²
- Land area
- 315 km²
- Capital
- Valletta
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- MT, EN-MT
- Urban population
- 95.7%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 4,2222026
- Deaths
- 4,3392026
- Birth rate
- 7.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.01
- Life expectancy
- 83.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 41.5
- Net migration
- 5,161
Age distribution
- 0–1412.9%
- 15–6466.6%
- 65+20.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $27.8B
- GDP per capita
- $47.9K
- GDP growth
- +4.0%
- Inflation
- 2.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Exports
- $33.1B
- Imports
- $27.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 11.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture0.5%
- Industry10.1%
- Manufacturing5.3%
- Services81.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture0.9%
- Industry17.7%
- Services81.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pawl il-BaħarSaint Paul’s Bay | 32,0422026 |
| 2 | BirkirkaraBirkirkara | 24,3562026 |
| 3 | MostaIl-Mosta | 23,4822026 |
| 4 | SliemaTas-Sliema | 22,5912026 |
| 5 | QormiQormi | 16,8012026 |
| 6 | ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar | 15,6482026 |
| 7 | VallettaValletta | 6,7942019 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 549,013 | 4.2K | 4.3K |
| 2020 | 518,212 | 4.4K | 3.9K |
| 2010 | 422,654 | 4.0K | 2.9K |
| 2000 | 399,905 | 4.5K | 3.1K |
| 1990 | 367,913 | 5.6K | 2.8K |
| 1980 | 342,882 | 6.0K | 3.3K |
| 1970 | 326,017 | 5.5K | 3.1K |
| 1960 | 330,832 | 8.8K | 3.1K |
| 1950 | 294,685 | 8.7K | 3.8K |