Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1998, Malta's population change decreased by 4.7% compared to 1997, reaching 12.1.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.3.

Malta ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.9% (from 13.9 in 1993).

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