Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1989, Malta's population change decreased by 5.1% compared to 1988, reaching 7.4.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.2.

Malta ranks 26th 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 15.9% (from 8.8 in 1984).

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