Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1978, Malta's population change increased by 11.7% compared to 1977, reaching 10.5.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.4.

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 8.2% (from 9.7 in 1973).

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