Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1971, Malta's population change increased by 1.0% compared to 1970, reaching 10.2.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.5.

Malta ranks 10th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.1% (from 9.1 in 1966).

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