Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1998, Malta's population change increased by 4.0% compared to 1997, reaching 7.8.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.1.

Malta ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.8% (from 7.3 in 1993).

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