| Demographics of Malta | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Malta in 2020 | |
| Population | 519,186 (2021 census) |
| Growth rate | 0.67% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.73 births/1,000 population |
| Death rate | 8.48 deaths/1,000 population |
| Life expectancy | 83.2 years |
| • male | 81.11 years |
| • female | 85.38 years |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 children |
| Infant mortality rate | 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | 5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Language | |
| Official | Maltese and English |
Demographic features of the population of Malta include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1842 | 114,499 | — |
| 1851 | 123,496 | +0.84% |
| 1861 | 134,055 | +0.82% |
| 1871 | 141,775 | +0.56% |
| 1881 | 149,782 | +0.55% |
| 1891 | 165,037 | +0.97% |
| 1901 | 184,742 | +1.13% |
| 1911 | 211,564 | +1.36% |
| 1921 | 212,258 | +0.03% |
| 1931 | 241,621 | +1.30% |
| 1948 | 305,991 | +1.40% |
| 1957 | 319,620 | +0.49% |
| 1967 | 314,216 | −0.17% |
| 1985 | 345,418 | +0.53% |
| 1995 | 378,132 | +0.91% |
| 2005 | 404,962 | +0.69% |
| 2011 | 417,432 | +0.51% |
| 2021 | 519,562 | +2.21% |
| Source:[1] 2018 data;[2] 2021 census | ||
- ^ "Census in Malta". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Eurostat: Population on 1 January" (PDF). Eurostat. 14 June 2018.