In 2023, population for Malta was 532,616 persons. Population of Malta increased from 301,996 persons in 1974 to 532,616 persons in 2023 growing at an average annual rate of 1.17%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.