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Malta

Malta / MT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Malta in numbers.

Area320 kmยฒWorld # 199 โ†’Population579.7KWorld # 169 โ†’Population density1,811.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 6 โ†’Life expectancy83 yearsWorld # 25 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 47,907World # 34 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Malta across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area320 kmยฒWorld # 199 / 2023 โ†’Population579.7KWorld # 169 / 2025 โ†’Population density1,811.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 6 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,964World # 67 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.9%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1World # 209 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 193 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 105 / 2024 โ†’Median age40.3 yearsWorld # 53 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+20.5%World # 33 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1412.9%World # 203 / 2025 โ†’Urban population95.7%World # 16 / 2025 โ†’Net migration5.2KWorld # 53 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate8.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 12 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share37%World # 26 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83 yearsWorld # 25 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70.7 yearsWorld # 12 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 16 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate24.6%World # 50 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 47,907World # 34 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 27.8BWorld # 119 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 72,210World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.4%World # 115 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.9%World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.4%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,848 hours/yearWorld # 77 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)31.8World # 117 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.7%World # 70 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people2,355 per million peopleWorld # 42 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 57 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people8.6 per million peopleWorld # 81 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,407 kcal/dayWorld # 34 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person71.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 59 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production0 tWorld # 125 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.4%World # 191 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,013 kWh/personWorld # 45 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.2 tWorld # 107 / 2024 โ†’Internet use93.9%World # 38 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions142.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 37 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 170 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate4.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 169 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.5%World # 150 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament29.1%World # 83 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals718KWorld # 111 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2006 / 90%Main languageMalteseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportSwimming and water polo532 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightMalteseLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNature and resourceshoney