Total Fertility Rate in Malta
Malta: Total Fertility Rate was 1.15 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Malta, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Malta is 1.15, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Malta peaked at 3.62 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2020.
Malta ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Total Fertility Rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.62 | — |
| 1961 | 3.27 | -9.7% |
| 1962 | 3.24 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.9 | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 2.79 | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 2.52 | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 2.33 | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 2.24 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 2.12 | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 2.02 | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 2.03 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.06 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.01 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.65 | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 1.64 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.27 | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 2.21 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.14 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.05 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.1 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.99 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 1.87 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.9 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.92 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.95 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.97 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.06 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.1 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.02 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.99 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.07 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.96 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.84 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.77 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.99 | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 1.93 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.84 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.73 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.68 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.48 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.45 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.45 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.42 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.38 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.37 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | +1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52, 76% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.15 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Fertility Rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +38.4% | 1.64 | 2.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 | 2.02 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.02 | 1.64 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 | 1.87 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 | 1.73 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.14 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Malta?
- Total fertility rate in Malta was 1.15 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for total fertility rate?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.