Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Malta's population change decreased by 4.9% compared to 2023, reaching 7.7.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.9.

Malta ranks 18th 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 10.5% (from 8.6 in 2019).

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