Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1981, Malta's population change decreased by 6.2% compared to 1980, reaching 16.6.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 13.7.

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 fallen by 10.8% (from 18.6 in 1976).

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