Population on 1 January by age and sex

In 2024, Malta's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 2.9% compared to 2023, reaching 264,697.

Malta accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 229,492,073.

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 9.9% (from 240,787 in 2019).

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