Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Malta's population change decreased by 8.8% compared to 2022, reaching 7.3.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.8.

Malta ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.9% (from 7.6 in 2018).

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