Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1984, Malta's population change decreased by 1.2% compared to 1983, reaching 16.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 12.9.

Malta ranks 5th 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 9.1% (from 18.6 in 1979).

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