Country
Malta
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- high income
- Capital
- Valletta
- ISO code
- MT · MLT
74 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 580K
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 63,656 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 83.0 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 3.2 t CO₂
Population
- Population 580K 2025 170th of 214
- Population density 1,805 people/km² 2024 6th of 212
- Population growth 1.89 % per year 2025 52nd of 214
- Natural increase 0.5 per 1,000 people 2023 169th of 228
- Net migration 8.9 per 1,000 people 2025 11th of 214
- Fertility rate 1.01 births per woman 2024 208th of 214
- Urban population 95.7 % 2025 15th of 214
- Median age 40.3 years 2023 51st of 228
- Population aged 65+ 20.5 % 2025 33rd of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 30.9 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 38th of 214
- Children under 15 12.9 % 2025 202nd of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 83.0 years 2024 24th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 84.8 years 2024 26th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 81.2 years 2024 17th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.6 years 2024 179th of 214
- Infant mortality 4.7 per 1,000 births 2024 147th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 5.3 per 1,000 births 2024 154th of 195
- Maternal mortality 8 per 100,000 births 2023 151st of 193
- Health spending per person 3,624 USD 2023 25th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 5,706 $ (PPP) 2023 21st of 191
- Physicians 4.51 per 1,000 people 2022 16th of 179
- Hospital beds 4.1 per 1,000 people 2022 36th of 150
- Measles immunization 88 % 2024 111th of 191
- Undernourishment 2.5 % 2024 102nd of 165
- Tobacco use 24.6 % 2024 49th of 165
- Calorie supply 3,407 kcal per day 2023 34th of 175
- Meat supply 71.8 kg per person per year 2023 55th of 175
Economy
- GDP 27.8B USD 2025 117th of 185
- GDP per capita 47,907 USD 2025 25th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 63,656 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 17th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 34,496 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 33rd of 165
- GDP growth 4.0 % 2025 72nd of 185
- GDP per capita growth 2.0 % 2025 104th of 185
- Inflation 2.4 % 2025 99th of 169
- Unemployment 2.9 % 2025 145th of 181
- Youth unemployment 8.4 % 2025 129th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 8.4 % 2025 131st of 150
- Trade 218 % of GDP 2024 6th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 31.8 2023 106th of 151
- Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2023 109th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 0.5 % of GDP 2024 178th of 187
- Women in the labour force 55.8 % 2025 76th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.924 2023 24th of 192
- Literacy rate 93.3 % 2011 not ranked – no value for 2024
- Education spending 4.7 % of GDP 2022 58th of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 103 % 2023 41st of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 81 % 2023 23rd of 127
- Primary completion rate 97 % 2023 57th of 135
- Women in parliament 29.1 % 2025 81st of 183
- Homicide rate 1.4 per 100,000 people 2020 84th of 129
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 94 % 2024 35th of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 141 per 100 people 2023 36th of 172
- Fixed broadband 44.3 per 100 people 2023 10th of 169
- Access to electricity 100.0 % 2024 1st of 212
- Safe drinking water 100 % 2024 15th of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 100 % 2024 1st of 140
- Research and development 0.65 % of GDP 2023 48th of 84
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 1.8 Mt CO₂ 2024 152nd of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 3.2 t CO₂ 2024 90th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 3.20 t CO₂ 2024 107th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.1 Gt CO₂ 2024 145th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 3.9 t CO₂e 2024 105th of 201
- Forest area 1.5 % of land 2024 189th of 208
- Water stress 73 % 2022 23rd of 176
- Arable land 22.2 % of land 2024 47th of 205
- Renewable energy 8.6 % of final energy 2021 154th of 210
- Renewable electricity 15.5 % of electricity 2024 135th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 15.1 % of electricity 2024 25th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 488 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 92nd of 193
- Electricity generation per person 3,850 kWh 2024 76th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 10.8 µg/m³ 2023 150th of 199
Malta on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldMaltese, English · official languagesSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldEuro (EUR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+1 / UTC+2 in summerSource: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType G · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- Castles map12 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 11 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)