Malta Population Pyramid 2001
Malta in 2001
The population of Malta in 2001 was 402,784. A decade earlier, in 1991, the population was 371,331; it has grown by 8.5% since.
Half of the population was younger than 36.7 years; 19.4% were children under 15 and 12.4% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Malta was 1.06 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 83.5 years on average (85.3 years for girls, 81.8 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
190,447 immigrants live in Malta, 35.3% of the population.
| United Kingdom | 54,739 |
| Australia | 22,753 |
| Canada | 9,242 |
| Italy | 8,204 |
| Somalia | 7,128 |
43,937 people born in Malta live in other countries.
| Australia | 34,451 |
| Canada | 5,795 |
| Italy | 2,127 |
| Luxembourg | 282 |
| Bulgaria | 227 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 402,785 | 36.7 | |
| Montenegro | 633,991 | 33.6 | |
| Slovenia | 1,989,679 | 38.4 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,066,301 | 32.2 | |
| Albania | 3,147,944 | 27.5 |





