Malta’s Population Now Stands At 542,051 After Migration Spike In 2022
Recently published statistics from the National Statistics Office (NSO) have indicated that Malta’s population has shot up to over 542,000.
Coinciding with World Population Day, the NSO revealed that the estimated total population of Malta and Gozo at the end of 2022 stood at 542,051, up by 4.2 percent when compared to the previous year.
The population increase in 2022 was mainly driven by a total net migration (immigration less emigration) of 21,798 persons.
Third country nationals made up 83.1 per cent of the total net migrants in 2022. Meanwhile, males accounted for 65.8 per cent.
Nearly 53 per cent of the total resident population at the end of 2022 was male. Persons under the age of 18 made up 15.1 percent of the total population, while 18.6 percent were aged 65 and over.
Of these, 3,395 persons – 2,415 females and 980 males – were aged 90 and over.
Worryingly, natural increase continued to decline in 2022, reaching the lowest value recorded over the past fifteen years, at 79.
Resident deaths in 2022 increased by 1.6 per cent over the previous year. Of the 4,230 resident deaths occurring during 2022, 67.4 per cent were persons aged 75 and over at the time of death.
Meanwhile resident live births in 2022 decreased by two percent when compared to the previous year. Of the parents who gave birth in 2022, 39.7 per cent were aged 30 to 34 at the time of birth.
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