Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1978, Malta's population change decreased by 18.9% compared to 1977, reaching 7.7.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.0.

Malta ranks 7th out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.0% (from 7.7 in 1973).

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