Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1971, Malta's population change increased by 4.5% compared to 1970, reaching 18.4.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.3.

Malta ranks 6th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.9% (from 16.9 in 1966).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.