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Malta

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Capital
Valletta
Currency
euro
Continent
Europe
Area
316 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q233 ↗ · Official languages: English, Maltese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
579.7K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
27.77B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
47.91K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.36 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
2.9 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.01 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
82.96 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.89 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.96 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
72.21K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
20.54 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
95.68 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
63.98 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
8.43 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
93.86 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
219.01 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
170.05 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Malta: 579.7K
Malta · Population387.87K440.19K492.51K544.82K597.14K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · Population · people
YearMalta
2025579,704
2024568,847
2023552,747
2022531,113
2021518,150
2020515,490
2019503,912
2018483,903
2017467,106
2016454,505
2015444,220
2014433,481
2013424,810
2012420,028
2011416,268
2010414,508
2009412,477
2008409,379
2007406,724
2006405,308
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Malta: 27.77B
Malta · GDP4.65B10.95B17.26B23.57B29.87B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · GDP · current US$
YearMalta
202527,771,821,560.94
202425,042,712,191.33
202322,625,329,775.69
202218,938,869,147.08
202119,730,119,030.62
202016,404,655,807.67
201916,337,788,880.58
201816,153,785,816.82
201714,161,374,599.34
201612,025,777,078.09
201511,340,789,705.8
201411,888,029,751.6
201310,796,780,874.05
20129,609,530,618.9
20119,789,363,086.07
20109,097,044,301.48
20098,769,897,418.38
20089,172,399,572.86
20077,908,412,373.84
20066,749,838,861.63

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Malta: 47.91K
Malta · GDP per capita13.53K22.9K32.28K41.66K51.03K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMalta
202547,906.9
202444,023.63
202340,932.52
202235,658.83
202138,078.01
202031,823.42
201932,421.91
201833,382.28
201730,317.26
201626,459.06
201525,529.67
201427,424.57
201325,415.55
201222,878.31
201123,516.97
201021,946.61
200921,261.54
200822,405.64
200719,444.17
200616,653.6
% · 2006–2025
2025Malta: 2.36
Malta · Inflation-0.271.483.234.996.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · Inflation · %
YearMalta
20252.36
20241.65
20235.09
20226.15
20211.5
20200.64
20191.64
20181.16
20171.36
20160.64
20151.1
20140.31
20131.18
20122.38
20112.96
20101.52
20092.08
20084.26
20071.25
20062.77

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Malta: 2.9
Malta · Unemployment2.53.74.96.17.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMalta
20252.9
20243.1
20233.48
20223.47
20213.75
20204.86
20194.08
20183.96
20174.01
20164.69
20155.39
20145.74
20136.12
20126.2
20116.39
20106.86
20096.9
20085.98
20076.47
20066.8

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Malta: —
Malta · Fertility rate0.971.11.231.361.492006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMalta
2025No data available
20241.01
20231.06
20221.08
20211.13
20201.14
20191.14
20181.23
20171.26
20161.37
20151.37
20141.38
20131.36
20121.42
20111.45
20101.36
20091.42
20081.43
20071.35
20061.36

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Malta: —
Malta · Life expectancy79.0580.2281.482.5783.752006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malta · Life expectancy · years
YearMalta
2025No data available
202482.96
202383.36
202282.3
202182.26
202082.1
201982.66
201882.25
201782.2
201682.35
201581.8
201481.9
201381.75
201280.75
201180.75
201081.4
200980.24
200879.64
200779.79
200679.44
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Malta

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.