Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1985, Malta's population change decreased by 4.5% compared to 1984, reaching 8.4.

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

Malta ranks 25th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.6% (from 10.2 in 1980).

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