Foreign-born population in Malta

Foreign-born population in Malta was 183,765 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.7% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons183,765
Change on 2024+5.7%
Rank26th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high183,7652025
Series low30,4742009

Foreign-born population in Malta, 2009 to 2025

050K100K150K200K2009201220152018202120252009: 30,474 persons2010: 33,008 persons2011: 33,591 persons2012: 35,121 persons2013: 43,331 persons2014: 44,019 persons2015: 52,536 persons2016: 61,525 persons2017: 69,437 persons2018: 83,245 persons2019: 99,436 persons2020: 118,994 persons2021: 119,556 persons2022: 122,742 persons2023: 153,361 persons2024: 173,781 persons2025: 183,765 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-25.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
2025183,765
2024173,781
2023153,361
2022122,742
2021119,556
2020118,994
201999,436
201883,245
201769,437
201661,525
201552,536
201444,019
201343,331
201235,121
201133,591
201033,008
200930,474

Rankings

Definition

Residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country, all ages and both sexes (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb, country of birth FOR).

Based on country of birth, not citizenship: people born abroad who hold the nationality of the reporting country are counted, and foreign nationals born in the country are not. People born in another EU country count as foreign born. For the share of the population use foreign_born_share.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the foreign-born population in Malta?

Foreign-born population in Malta was 183,765 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.7% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest foreign-born population in Malta?

183,765 in 2025, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

Foreign-born population elsewhere in European Union (27)

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