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Malta

Population

549,689

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
173rd
Share of world
< 0.01%
Annual change
+3,6060.92%

Population of Malta

0500K1M1.5M2M2.5M3M95% prediction intervalProjected peak2026549.7K2050 projection535.7K↓ 3% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 549,689. 2050 projection: 535,722.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Malta. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026549,0110.92%173
2025545,4051.03%173
2020518,2072.82%173
2019504,0154.02%174
2018484,5583.56%174
2017467,9022.78%174
2015444,9811.04%174
2010422,6510.45%173
2005413,3200.66%173
2000399,8950.79%175

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

San Pawl il-Bahar is home to 44,432 people, 8.09% of Malta's population.

City population40K20K7K
San Pawl il-Bahar 44.4KBirkirkara 31.6KMosta 26.7KSliema 24.0KQormi 21.0KNaxxar 18.9KZabbar 18.4K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1San Pawl il-Bahar44.4K8.09%
2Birkirkara31.6K5.76%
3Mosta26.7K4.86%
4Sliema24.0K4.37%
5Qormi21.0K3.82%
6Marsascala19.8K3.61%
7Naxxar18.9K3.45%
8Zabbar18.4K3.36%
9Msida18.1K3.29%
10San Gwann16.9K3.08%

Malta by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Malta is home to an estimated 549,689 people, the 173rd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Malta has a net population change of approximately 6 people per day, driven by 12 births, 12 deaths, and net immigration of 6 people.
Share of world
Malta makes up < 0.01% of the world's population and 0.07% of Europe's.
Density
1,715.7 people per km² of land (4,443.5 per mi²), ranking 8th among countries and territories.
Urban living
95.68% of people live in urban areas.

Malta Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 35100+ years, female: 17395–99 years, male: 25095–99 years, female: 80290–94 years, male: 1,29090–94 years, female: 2,83385–89 years, male: 3,23885–89 years, female: 5,23480–84 years, male: 7,20880–84 years, female: 9,09775–79 years, male: 12,19575–79 years, female: 13,72670–74 years, male: 13,49170–74 years, female: 14,09365–69 years, male: 15,51665–69 years, female: 15,60960–64 years, male: 15,41460–64 years, female: 14,59055–59 years, male: 15,58855–59 years, female: 14,20550–54 years, male: 19,04950–54 years, female: 16,64445–49 years, male: 22,27745–49 years, female: 18,89640–44 years, male: 25,24640–44 years, female: 20,83635–39 years, male: 27,72135–39 years, female: 23,21230–34 years, male: 25,88730–34 years, female: 20,88325–29 years, male: 18,28425–29 years, female: 15,26120–24 years, male: 13,70420–24 years, female: 12,36415–19 years, male: 12,46715–19 years, female: 11,61610–14 years, male: 12,79710–14 years, female: 11,7075–9 years, male: 12,3785–9 years, female: 11,5230–4 years, male: 11,2280–4 years, female: 10,463100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–410K10K20K20K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

42.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

83.8 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

51.96%

Female

48.04%

Life expectancy 81.9Life expectancy 85.6

Ethnicity

Percentages are not reported for these groups.

  • Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and Other Mediterranean stock)Not reported

Some groups have no reported percentage.

Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Religion

90%

Roman Catholic (official), the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic (official)90%
  • Other10%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Other: includes Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Malta United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Statistics Office