Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1966, Malta's population change decreased by 3.2% compared to 1965, reaching 9.1.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.9.

Malta ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.1% (from 9.0 in 1961).

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