Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2019, Malta's population change decreased by 6.5% compared to 2018, reaching 8.6.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.3.

Malta ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.3% (from 9.7 in 2014).

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