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A profile of Malta from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Malta was 574,250 in 2025, up 1.9% from 2024.

Population574,2502025Up 1.9% from 2024
Natural change rate0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023
Median age40 years2025Up 0.2 years from 2024
Population aged 65 and over18.4%2025Unchanged from 2024
Population density1,817.4 inhabitants per km²2024Up 2.9% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment10,6142024Compared with 20,960 in 2023
350K400K450K500K550K600K20012005200920132017202120252001: 391,415 persons2002: 394,641 persons2003: 397,296 persons2004: 399,867 persons2005: 402,668 persons2006: 404,999 persons2007: 405,616 persons2008: 407,832 persons2009: 410,926 persons2010: 414,027 persons2011: 414,989 persons2012: 417,546 persons2013: 421,464 persons2014: 428,156 persons2015: 438,805 persons2016: 449,635 persons2017: 459,375 persons2018: 474,837 persons2019: 492,968 persons2020: 514,855 persons2021: 516,125 persons2022: 520,174 persons2023: 542,051 persons2024: 563,443 persons2025: 574,250 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Malta was 3.1% in 2025, down 0.1 percentage points from 2024.

Unemployment rate3.1%2025Down 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Household disposable income per inhabitant€21,2002024, provisionalUp 12.8% from 2023
Employment rate83.6%2025Up 0.9 percentage points from 2024
At-risk-of-poverty rate16.9%2025Unchanged from 2024
Activity rate82.6%2025Up 0.8 percentage points from 2024
34567820012005200920132017202120252001: 7.1 %2002: 6.9 %2003: 7.5 %2004: 7.3 %2005: 6.9 %2006: 6.8 %2007: 6.5 %2008: 6 %2009: 6.9 %2010: 6.9 %2011: 6.4 %2012: 6.2 %2013: 6.1 %2014: 5.7 %2015: 5.4 %2016: 4.7 %2017: 4 %2018: 4 %2019: 4.1 %2020: 4.9 %2021: 3.8 %2022: 3.5 %2023: 3.5 %2024: 3.2 %2025: 3.1 %
Unemployment rate, 2001 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Malta was €23.1 billion in 2024, up 10.5% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€23.1 billion2024Up 10.5% from 2023
GDP per capita€40,6002024Up 7.7% from 2023
Real GDP growth7%2024, estimatedDown 3.6 percentage points from 2023
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)110%2024Up 1 percentage point from 2023
05,00010K15K20K25K20002004200820122016202020242000: 4,370 EUR million2001: 4,538 EUR million2002: 4,716 EUR million2003: 4,789 EUR million2004: 4,905 EUR million2005: 5,122 EUR million2006: 5,370 EUR million2007: 5,766 EUR million2008: 6,224 EUR million2009: 6,275 EUR million2010: 6,848 EUR million2011: 7,019 EUR million2012: 7,465 EUR million2013: 8,115 EUR million2014: 8,933 EUR million2015: 10,206 EUR million2016: 10,848 EUR million2017: 12,519 EUR million2018: 13,660 EUR million2019: 14,574 EUR million2020: 14,348 EUR million2021: 16,658 EUR million2022: 17,964 EUR million2023: 20,895 EUR million2024: 23,095 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Malta was 4.1% in 2025, down 0.2 percentage points from 2024.

Severe material and social deprivation rate4.1%2025Down 0.2 percentage points from 2024
People who bought online in the last 12 months71.4%2025Up 2.5 percentage points from 2024
4681012142014201620182020202220252014: 13.1 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 5.2 %2017: 4.3 %2018: 4.7 %2019: 5 %2020: 5.1 %2021: 5.4 %2022: 4.9 %2023: 4.1 %2024: 4.3 %2025: 4.1 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2014 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Malta were 56,436 in 2023, up 9.6% from 2022.

Active enterprises56,4362023Up 9.6% from 2022
Enterprise births9,6692023Up 31.2% from 2022
Enterprise birth rate17.13%2023Up 2.82 percentage points from 2022
Enterprise death rate6.6%2023, provisionalDown 4.04 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation12.47 million2025Up 10.2% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)11.76 million2025Up 10.9% from 2024
51K52K53K54K55K56K57K2021202220232021: 52,095 count2022: 51,506 count2023: 56,436 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Malta was 83 years in 2024, down 0.1 years from 2023.

Life expectancy at birth83 years2024Down 0.1 years from 2023
Infant mortality rate5 per 1,000 live births2024Up 1.4 per 1,000 live births from 2023
Age-standardised death rate, all causes860.2 per 100,000 people2023Down 70.9 per 100,000 people from 2022
Road deaths per million inhabitants21 per million inhabitants2024Down 7 per million inhabitants from 2023
7879808182838420002004200820132017202120242000: 78.5 years2001: 78.9 years2002: 78.8 years2003: 78.7 years2004: 79.4 years2005: 79.4 years2006: 79.5 years2007: 79.9 years2008: 79.7 years2009: 80.4 years2010: 81.5 years2011: 80.9 years2013: 81.8 years2014: 81.8 years2015: 81.7 years2016: 82.1 years2017: 82 years2018: 82.1 years2019: 82.4 years2020: 81.9 years2021: 82 years2022: 82.1 years2023: 83.1 years2024: 83 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

Each figure comes from the table cited here. Cite the publisher; these citations include any notice the publisher requires.

  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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