Emigration

In 2021, Malta's emigration decreased by 4.8% compared to 2020, reaching 13,146.

Malta accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,807.

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 grown by 38.2% (from 9,510 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00177, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.