Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1986, Malta's population change decreased by 1.2% compared to 1985, reaching 8.3.

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

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 13.5% (from 9.6 in 1981).

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