At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Malta
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 27.8B in 2025 (series since 1970).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 40.3 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 47,907 in 2025 (series since 1970).
- Sharp drop2023MajorGini index fell 8.1 % to 31.8 Gini in 2023 (largest drop on record).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 33.1B in 2025 (series since 1970).
- Record high2023MajorTertiary enrolment reached a record high of 80.5 % in 2023 (series since 2001).
- Record high2025MajorPopulation reached a record high of 579,704 people in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2026MajorReal house prices reached a record high of 144.0 in 2026 (series since 2005).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
GDP grew 6.6 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
95.7 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 93.3 % in 2000.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 10,348 in 2000 to US$ 47,907 in 2025 (+362.9 % in current US dollars).
Trade is worth 219.0 % of GDP (2025), above the world median of 79.5 %.
CO₂ emissions of 3.20 t per person are 1.1× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
Life expectancy of 83.0 years ranks 4th of 23 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (2024).
Malta's population grew 48.6 % between 2000 and 2025, from 390,087 people to 579,704 people.
93.9 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 63.0 % in 2010.
The fertility rate fell from 1.68 births/woman in 2000 to 1.01 births/woman in 2024.
With a median age of 40.3 years, Malta ranks 44th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, Malta ranks 3rd of 19 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 72,210, 2025).
Life expectancy gained 4.6 years since 2000, from 78.3 years to 83.0 years in 2024.
Unemployment of 2.9 % in 2025 is below the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median of 8.7 %.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 0.0 % in 2010 to 16.0 % in 2025 (+16.0 points).
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Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseMedian equivalised net household income rose PPS 1,977 to PPS 24,054 in 2025.
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 1.3 points to 29.1 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 517.1M to US$ 5.3B in 2025.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 1,162 people to 5,161 people in 2025.
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 0.98 points to 1.89 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseNet electricity imports (% of demand) rose 1.5 points to 32.2 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.6 points to 30.9 % in 2025.
- Record lowVulnerable employment (% of total employment) fell to a new low of 10.1 % in 2025, the first since 2000.
- Record highSolar electricity share set a new high of 15.5 % in 2025, the first since 2016.
- 2024
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 1.12 points to 2.87 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell 1.7 points to 28.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseFuel exports (% of merchandise exports) rose 4.7 points to 10.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.9 points to 15.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropFossil fuel electricity share fell 1.9 points to 84.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseFDI outflows rose 32.0 points to 145.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseMigrant stock rose 14.9 points to 37.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseFDI inflows rose 61.3 points to 170.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 661.6M to US$ 4.8B in 2024.
- Sharp riseLow-carbon electricity share rose 1.9 points to 15.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropHomeownership rate fell 5.1 points to 69.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseNet electricity imports (% of demand) rose 9.8 points to 30.7 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.7 points to 30.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropInflation fell 3.4 points to 1.7 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropManufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) fell 5.9 points to 76.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropElectricity consumption per capita fell 8.0 % to 4,058 kWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseGov. revenue rose 2.5 points to 33.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropRefugees hosted fell 33.4 % to 7,814 people in 2024.
- Sharp riseTax revenue rose 2.6 points to 24.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from gas fell 7.0 % to 0.7 Mt in 2024.
- Sharp dropElectricity generation fell 6.8 % to 2.2 TWh in 2024.
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