Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2022, Malta's population change decreased by 4.7% compared to 2021, reaching 8.1.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.7.

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 12.0% (from 9.2 in 2017).

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