Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Europe · Southern Europe
Malta is recorded at 539.6k people in 2024, with total annual change of +6,426 under the WPP medium variant.
Malta observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 4,212 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -4,109 |
| Natural change | +103 |
| Net migration | +6,323 |
| Total change | +6,426 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +6,426 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -17,500 since 2033 |
| Projected 2100 | 359.9k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Malta 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 70.1k, ages 15-64 357.3k, ages 65+ 105.5k.
Malta 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 51.0k, ages 15-64 320.6k, ages 65+ 164.1k.
Malta 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 36.4k, ages 15-64 178.9k, ages 65+ 144.6k.
Stage since 1968.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2033.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 539.6k | 6,426 | 4.2k | 4.1k | 1.11 |
| 2030 | 555.2k | 1,023 | 3.9k | 4.8k | 1.15 |
| 2050 | 535.7k | -1,991 | 3.4k | 6.2k | 1.26 |
| 2080 | 437.3k | -4,615 | 2.6k | 7.7k | 1.37 |
| 2100 | 359.9k | -2,897 | 2.2k | 5.4k | 1.41 |