🇲🇹 Malta Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Malta is 549,011, ranking #173 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.37% per year. The biggest city is San Pawl il-Baħar with 32,042 inhabitants.

Live estimate

549,057

Growth rate

0.37%

Density

1743

people / km² (4514 / mi²)

Median age

41.5

Fertility rate

1.12

births per woman

Life expectancy

83.8

years

Malta population 1950–2100

Population of Malta, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Malta is projected to reach 535,722, and 359,932 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2033 at 557,108, then decline.

Malta population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	549,011	0.37%	1742.9	41.5
2025	545,405	0.95%	1731.4	41.1
2024	539,607	1.19%	1713.0	40.7
2023	532,956	1.29%	1691.9	40.3
2022	528,192	0.50%	1676.8	39.7
2021	524,376	0.95%	1664.7	39.2
2020	518,206	1.42%	1645.1	38.9
2019	504,015	4.17%	1600.0	38.9
2018	484,558	3.69%	1538.3	39.2
2017	467,902	3.29%	1485.4	39.5
2016	455,269	2.16%	1445.3	39.6
2015	444,980	2.41%	1412.6	39.5
2014	434,485	2.36%	1379.3	39.5
2013	428,452	0.42%	1360.2	39.4
2012	426,610	0.44%	1354.3	39.2
2011	424,628	0.49%	1348.0	38.9
2010	422,651	0.45%	1341.7	38.6
2009	420,795	0.44%	1335.9	38.3
2008	418,969	0.43%	1330.1	38.0
2007	417,196	0.41%	1324.4	37.7
2006	415,454	0.42%	1318.9	37.4
2005	413,320	0.61%	1312.1	37.1
2004	410,798	0.62%	1304.1	36.8
2003	408,226	0.64%	1296.0	36.5
2002	405,564	0.67%	1287.5	36.2
2001	402,784	0.71%	1278.7	35.8
2000	399,895	0.73%	1269.5	35.5
1999	396,889	0.78%	1260.0	35.2
1998	393,774	0.80%	1250.1	34.8
1997	390,679	0.78%	1240.3	34.5
1996	387,624	0.79%	1230.6	34.1
1995	384,550	0.80%	1220.8	33.7
1994	381,454	0.81%	1211.0	33.4
1993	378,217	0.89%	1200.7	33.0
1992	374,795	0.93%	1189.8	32.7
1991	371,332	0.93%	1178.8	32.3
1990	367,908	0.92%	1168.0	32.0
1989	364,522	0.93%	1157.2	31.6
1988	361,224	0.89%	1146.7	31.3
1987	358,080	0.86%	1136.8	31.0
1986	355,076	0.83%	1127.2	30.7
1985	352,566	0.59%	1119.3	30.5
1984	350,551	0.56%	1112.9	30.2
1983	348,591	0.56%	1106.6	29.9
1982	346,644	0.56%	1100.5	29.6
1981	344,752	0.54%	1094.5	29.3
1980	342,877	0.55%	1088.5	29.0
1979	340,971	0.56%	1082.4	28.6
1978	339,061	0.56%	1076.4	28.2
1977	337,160	0.56%	1070.4	27.7
1976	335,286	0.55%	1064.4	27.3
1975	333,450	0.55%	1058.6	26.9
1974	331,679	0.52%	1052.9	26.4
1973	330,052	0.47%	1047.8	26.0
1972	328,609	0.41%	1043.2	25.5
1971	327,293	0.39%	1039.0	25.1
1970	326,011	0.39%	1035.0	24.7
1969	324,753	0.38%	1031.0	24.4
1968	323,512	0.39%	1027.0	24.0
1967	323,813	-0.57%	1028.0	23.7
1966	325,675	-0.57%	1033.9	23.5
1965	327,398	-0.48%	1039.4	23.4
1964	328,788	-0.37%	1043.8	23.3
1963	329,806	-0.25%	1047.0	23.2
1962	330,488	-0.16%	1049.2	23.0
1961	330,848	-0.06%	1050.3	22.9
1960	330,820	0.07%	1050.2	22.7
1959	330,353	0.21%	1048.7	22.5
1958	329,408	0.36%	1045.7	22.3
1957	326,694	1.30%	1037.1	22.3
1956	322,456	1.32%	1023.7	22.4
1955	318,139	1.38%	1010.0	22.5
1954	313,744	1.40%	996.0	22.7
1953	309,344	1.42%	982.0	22.9
1952	304,908	1.47%	968.0	23.1
1951	300,455	1.48%	953.8	23.3
1950	294,680	2.41%	935.5	23.6

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	550,975	0.34%	1749.1	41.9
2028	552,705	0.28%	1754.6	42.4
2029	554,106	0.22%	1759.1	42.8
2030	555,232	0.18%	1762.6	43.3
2031	556,120	0.14%	1765.5	43.8
2032	556,777	0.10%	1767.5	44.3
2033	557,108	0.02%	1768.6	44.8
2034	556,971	-0.07%	1768.2	45.3
2035	556,508	-0.10%	1766.7	45.8
2036	555,882	-0.13%	1764.7	46.3
2037	555,098	-0.16%	1762.2	46.9
2038	554,105	-0.20%	1759.1	47.4
2039	552,938	-0.22%	1755.4	47.9
2040	551,735	-0.22%	1751.5	48.4
2041	550,460	-0.25%	1747.5	49.0
2042	549,118	-0.24%	1743.2	49.5
2043	547,706	-0.27%	1738.7	50.0
2044	546,198	-0.28%	1734.0	50.5
2045	544,634	-0.30%	1729.0	50.9
2046	543,000	-0.30%	1723.8	51.4
2047	541,206	-0.36%	1718.1	51.8
2048	539,339	-0.33%	1712.2	52.3
2049	537,578	-0.32%	1706.6	52.7
2050	535,722	-0.37%	1700.7	53.0
2051	533,639	-0.41%	1694.1	53.4
2052	531,486	-0.40%	1687.3	53.7
2053	529,382	-0.39%	1680.6	54.0
2054	527,344	-0.38%	1674.1	54.2
2055	525,220	-0.43%	1667.4	54.4
2056	522,957	-0.44%	1660.2	54.5
2057	520,714	-0.42%	1653.1	54.6
2058	518,439	-0.45%	1645.8	54.7
2059	515,978	-0.50%	1638.0	54.8
2060	513,364	-0.52%	1629.7	54.8
2061	510,684	-0.53%	1621.2	54.9
2062	507,861	-0.58%	1612.3	55.0
2063	504,928	-0.58%	1602.9	55.1
2064	501,906	-0.62%	1593.4	55.2
2065	498,707	-0.66%	1583.2	55.3
2066	495,360	-0.69%	1572.6	55.4
2067	491,870	-0.72%	1561.5	55.5
2068	488,205	-0.77%	1549.9	55.7
2069	484,408	-0.79%	1537.8	55.8
2070	480,568	-0.80%	1525.6	55.9
2071	476,649	-0.84%	1513.2	56.0
2072	472,615	-0.86%	1500.4	56.1
2073	468,506	-0.88%	1487.3	56.2
2074	464,339	-0.90%	1474.1	56.3
2075	460,096	-0.93%	1460.6	56.3
2076	455,646	-1.01%	1446.5	56.4
2077	451,058	-1.01%	1431.9	56.4
2078	446,498	-1.02%	1417.5	56.5
2079	441,928	-1.04%	1402.9	56.5
2080	437,324	-1.05%	1388.3	56.4
2081	432,663	-1.09%	1373.5	56.4
2082	428,050	-1.06%	1358.9	56.4
2083	423,479	-1.09%	1344.4	56.3
2084	418,920	-1.07%	1329.9	56.3
2085	414,485	-1.06%	1315.8	56.3
2086	410,087	-1.08%	1301.9	56.2
2087	405,756	-1.05%	1288.1	56.1
2088	401,640	-0.99%	1275.0	56.0
2089	397,651	-1.00%	1262.4	55.9
2090	393,682	-1.00%	1249.8	55.8
2091	389,790	-0.98%	1237.4	55.7
2092	386,057	-0.94%	1225.6	55.6
2093	382,460	-0.93%	1214.2	55.5
2094	378,909	-0.93%	1202.9	55.4
2095	375,413	-0.92%	1191.8	55.3
2096	372,094	-0.86%	1181.3	55.2
2097	368,943	-0.84%	1171.2	55.2
2098	365,881	-0.82%	1161.5	55.1
2099	362,878	-0.83%	1152.0	55.1
2100	359,932	-0.81%	1142.6	55.1

States & provinces of Malta by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	San Pawl il-Bahar	29,097	5.3%
2	Birkirkara	24,356	4.4%
3	Sliema	22,591	4.1%
4	Mosta	20,988	3.8%
5	Qormi	16,801	3.1%
6	Żabbar	15,648	2.9%
7	Naxxar	14,890	2.7%
8	San Ġwann	14,720	2.7%
9	Marsaskala	14,592	2.7%
10	Swieqi	14,452	2.6%
11	San Giljan	13,792	2.5%
12	Msida	13,713	2.5%
13	Birżebbuġa	12,915	2.4%
14	Fgura	12,449	2.3%
15	Gżira	11,669	2.1%
16	Mellieħa	11,389	2.1%
17	Żejtun	11,386	2.1%
18	Attard	11,377	2.1%
19	Żurrieq	10,962	2.0%
20	Ħamrun	9,743	1.8%
21	Siġġiewi	8,721	1.6%
22	Paola	8,706	1.6%
23	Tarxien	8,627	1.6%
24	Santa Venera	7,590	1.4%
25	Victoria	6,911	1.3%
26	Luqa	6,076	1.1%
27	Valletta	5,827	1.1%
28	Marsa	5,454	1.0%
29	Cospicua	5,170	0.9%
30	Pietà	4,892	0.9%
31	Xagħra	4,876	0.9%
32	Għaxaq	4,860	0.9%
33	Balzan	4,689	0.9%
34	Nadur	4,520	0.8%
35	Pembroke	3,842	0.7%
36	Mġarr	3,802	0.7%
37	Dingli	3,711	0.7%
38	Marsaxlokk	3,660	0.7%
39	Iklin	3,422	0.6%
40	Mqabba	3,339	0.6%
41	Xewkija	3,305	0.6%
42	Lija	3,202	0.6%
43	Gudja	3,184	0.6%
44	Kalkara	3,059	0.6%
45	Santa Luċija	2,954	0.5%
46	Għajnsielem	2,931	0.5%
47	Qrendi	2,800	0.5%
48	Isla	2,720	0.5%
49	Għargħur	2,693	0.5%
50	Mtarfa	2,615	0.5%
51	Birgu	2,489	0.5%
52	Kirkop	2,397	0.4%
53	Safi	2,280	0.4%
54	Sannat	2,117	0.4%
55	Floriana	2,032	0.4%
56	Ta' Xbiex	2,012	0.4%
57	Qala	1,929	0.4%
58	Kerċem	1,921	0.3%
59	Xgħajra	1,830	0.3%
60	Żebbuġ	1,770	0.3%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Malta

#	City	Region	Population
1	San Pawl il-Baħar	Saint Paul’s Bay	32,042
2	Birkirkara	Birkirkara	24,356
3	Mosta	Il-Mosta	23,482
4	Sliema	Tas-Sliema	22,591
5	Qormi	Qormi	16,801
6	Żabbar	Ħaż-Żabbar	15,648
7	Valletta capital	Valletta	6,794

FAQ

What is the population of Malta in 2026?

The population of Malta is 549,011 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Malta?

San Pawl il-Baħar is the biggest city in Malta with 32,042 inhabitants; the capital is Valletta.

Is the population of Malta growing or shrinking?

The population of Malta is growing at 0.37% per year, and is projected to peak in 2033 at 557,108.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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