Fertility Rate: Malta
Malta's fertility rate is currently 1.01 births per woman as of 2024. # Malta Fertility Rate Malta's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.01 births per woman
-4.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
3.62 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.01 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Malta
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Malta
Analysis# Malta Fertility Rate
Malta's fertility rate stands at 1.01 births per woman in 2024, marking both a historic low and a dramatic reversal from its 1960 peak of 3.62 births per woman. Over the past 64 years, the rate has declined 72.1 percent, reflecting fundamental shifts in family planning, women's workforce participation, and cultural attitudes toward childbearing across the Mediterranean island nation.
The steepest decline occurred after 2015, when the rate was 1.37 births per woman. Between 2015 and 2024, Malta's fertility fell by half a child per woman, with particularly sharp drops in 2019 and 2022. The consistent downward trajectory shows no signs of reversal, positioning Malta among Europe's lowest-fertility countries and raising questions about long-term demographic sustainability and aging population challenges.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.01 births per woman | -4.72% |
| 2023 | 1.06 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 2022 | 1.08 births per woman | -4.42% |
| 2021 | 1.13 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 2020 | 1.14 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 1.14 births per woman | -7.32% |
| 2018 | 1.23 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 2017 | 1.26 births per woman | -8.03% |
| 2016 | 1.37 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.37 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 1.38 births per woman | +1.47% |
| 2013 | 1.36 births per woman | -4.23% |
| 2012 | 1.42 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 2011 | 1.45 births per woman | +6.62% |
| 2010 | 1.36 births per woman | -4.23% |
| 2009 | 1.42 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2008 | 1.43 births per woman | +5.93% |
| 2007 | 1.35 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2006 | 1.36 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 2005 | 1.38 births per woman | -1.43% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.4 births per woman | -5.41% |
| 2003 | 1.48 births per woman | +2.07% |
| 2002 | 1.45 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 2001 | 1.48 births per woman | -11.90% |
| 2000 | 1.68 births per woman | -2.89% |
| 1999 | 1.73 births per woman | -5.98% |
| 1998 | 1.84 births per woman | -4.66% |
| 1997 | 1.93 births per woman | -3.02% |
| 1996 | 1.99 births per woman | +12.43% |
| 1995 | 1.77 births per woman | -3.80% |
| 1994 | 1.84 births per woman | -6.12% |
| 1993 | 1.96 births per woman | -5.31% |
| 1992 | 2.07 births per woman | +4.02% |
| 1991 | 1.99 births per woman | -1.49% |
| 1990 | 2.02 births per woman | -3.81% |
| 1989 | 2.1 births per woman | +1.94% |
| 1988 | 2.06 births per woman | +4.57% |
| 1987 | 1.97 births per woman | +2.07% |
| 1986 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1985 | 1.95 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1984 | 1.95 births per woman | +1.56% |
| 1983 | 1.92 births per woman | +1.05% |
| 1982 | 1.9 births per woman | +1.60% |
| 1981 | 1.87 births per woman | -6.03% |
| 1980 | 1.99 births per woman | -5.24% |
| 1979 | 2.1 births per woman | +2.44% |
| 1978 | 2.05 births per woman | -4.21% |
| 1977 | 2.14 births per woman | -3.17% |
| 1976 | 2.21 births per woman | -2.64% |
| 1975 | 2.27 births per woman | +38.41% |
| 1974 | 1.64 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1973 | 1.65 births per woman | -17.91% |
| 1972 | 2.01 births per woman | -2.43% |
| 1971 | 2.06 births per woman | +1.48% |
| 1970 | 2.03 births per woman | +0.50% |
| 1969 | 2.02 births per woman | -4.72% |
| 1968 | 2.12 births per woman | -5.36% |
| 1967 | 2.24 births per woman | -3.86% |
| 1966 | 2.33 births per woman | -7.54% |
| 1965 | 2.52 births per woman | -9.68% |
| 1964 | 2.79 births per woman | -3.79% |
| 1963 | 2.9 births per woman | -10.49% |
| 1962 | 3.24 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 1961 | 3.27 births per woman | -9.67% |
| 1960 | 3.62 births per woman | — |
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