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Malta
A tiny Mediterranean archipelago between Sicily and North Africa, Malta punches well above its weight historically — it was home to the Knights of St. John, besieged by the Ottomans, and served as a crucial Allied base in World War II. The capital Valletta, built by the Knights, is a UNESCO World Heritage city. Malta's strategic location has made it a crossroads of Mediterranean civilizations for millennia.
Major cities: Valletta, Birkirkara, Mosta, Sliema
2024
540K
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2050
536K
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2100
360K
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~2200
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~2500
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Population540K
Fertility (TFR)1.11
Life expectancy83.5
Median age40.3
Infant mortality4.8 per 1,000
Pop. density1,727/km²
Urbanization96%
Youth share (0-14)13%
Land area320 km²
LanguageMaltese and English
ReligionChristian
HDI0.924 (#24)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 295K | 4.23 | 63.5 | 29.4 | 12.8 | +2K | 1.7% |
| 1955 | 318K | 4.01 | 66.3 | 29.0 | 10.4 | -2K | 1.9% |
| 1960 | 331K | 3.63 | 68.4 | 26.7 | 9.2 | -6K | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 327K | 2.44 | 69.5 | 17.7 | 9.3 | -4K | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 326K | 2.07 | 70.4 | 17.0 | 9.6 | -1K | 0.7% |
| 1975 | 333K | 2.15 | 72.1 | 19.5 | 8.8 | -2K | 1.1% |
| 1980 | 343K | 1.99 | 72.3 | 17.6 | 9.5 | -1K | 0.8% |
| 1985 | 353K | 1.95 | 73.8 | 16.0 | 8.9 | -0K | 0.7% |
| 1990 | 368K | 2.04 | 76.2 | 15.2 | 7.5 | +1K | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 385K | 1.79 | 77.0 | 12.1 | 7.5 | +1K | 0.5% |
| 2000 | 400K | 1.67 | 77.9 | 11.2 | 7.9 | +2K | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 413K | 1.38 | 79.5 | 9.5 | 7.4 | +2K | 0.2% |
| 2010 | 423K | 1.38 | 81.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 | +1K | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 445K | 1.38 | 82.6 | 9.5 | 7.0 | +10K | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 518K | 1.13 | 82.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | +7K | 0.1% |
| 2024Now | 540K | 1.11 | 83.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | +6K | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 545K | 1.11 | 83.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | +5K | 0.0% |
| 2030 | 555K | 1.15 | 84.3 | 7.0 | 8.6 | +2K | -0.2% |
| 2035 | 557K | 1.18 | 85.0 | 6.2 | 9.6 | +1K | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 552K | 1.21 | 85.6 | 6.0 | 10.4 | +1K | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 545K | 1.23 | 86.2 | 6.2 | 11.1 | +1K | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 536K | 1.26 | 86.8 | 6.3 | 11.5 | +1K | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 525K | 1.28 | 87.4 | 6.2 | 12.0 | +1K | -0.6% |
| 2060 | 513K | 1.30 | 88.0 | 6.0 | 12.7 | +1K | -0.7% |
| 2065 | 499K | 1.32 | 88.5 | 5.8 | 13.7 | +1K | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 481K | 1.34 | 89.1 | 5.6 | 15.1 | +1K | -0.9% |
| 2075 | 460K | 1.35 | 89.6 | 5.7 | 16.5 | +1K | -1.1% |
| 2080 | 437K | 1.37 | 90.2 | 5.9 | 17.6 | +0K | -1.2% |
| 2085 | 414K | 1.38 | 90.7 | 6.2 | 18.0 | +1K | -1.2% |
| 2090 | 394K | 1.39 | 91.2 | 6.3 | 17.4 | +0K | -1.1% |
| 2095 | 375K | 1.40 | 91.8 | 6.3 | 16.1 | +0K | -1.0% |
| 2100 | 360K | 1.41 | 92.3 | 6.2 | 15.1 | +0K | -0.9% |