Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:44 PM

SERIAL · 470Europe

Malta

CapitalValletta

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageEnglish, Maltese

Area320 km²

Since1964

ISOMLT · MT

Population

579,704as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Mediterranean island country

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago which is 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English; Maltese is recognised as the national language. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the European Union by both area and population.

Text: Wikipedia — MaltaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Valletta
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: English, Maltese
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +356
Licence plate code: M
Top-level domain: .mt
Independence / founding: 21 Sep 1964
Highest point: Ta' Dmejrek (253 m)
Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: L-Innu Malti

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

1.4%% of land area

#191 of 2132023

5% of world average

Forest area

5km²

#204 of 2132023

0% of world average

Agricultural land

25.9%% of land area

#135 of 2092023

70% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

22.8%% of land area

#47 of 2062023

164% of world average

Land area

320km²

#199 of 2152023

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

579,704people

#170 of 2162025

2% of world average

Population growth

1.9%% per year

#53 of 2162025

192% of world average

Population density

1,727people per km²

#8 of 2152023

381% of world average

People living in cities

95.7%% of population

#16 of 2162025

151% of world average

Urban population growth

1.9%% per year

#73 of 2162025

125% of world average

People living rurally

4.3%% of population

#201 of 2162025

12% of world average

Population aged 0-14

12.9%% of population

#204 of 2162025

51% of world average

Population aged 15-64

66.6%% of population

#66 of 2162025

104% of world average

Population aged 65+

20.5%% of population

#33 of 2162025

190% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

50.2%% of working-age population

#151 of 2162025

88% of world average

Female population

48.1%% of population

#201 of 2162025

96% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#210 of 2162024

43% of world average

Birth rate

7.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#195 of 2162024

45% of world average

Death rate

7.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#105 of 2162024

95% of world average

Net migration

5,161people (5-year total)

#53 of 2162025

4687% of world average

Migrants living in the country

37.0%% of population

#26 of 2152024

279% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$1.54Bcurrent US$

#135 of 1772025

2% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

320-100

#46 of 1472023

89% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.4%% of population

#38 of 1472023

3% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.7%%

#44 of 1472023

89% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.8%%

#80 of 1472023

100% of world average

Stock market value

19.3%% of GDP

#67 of 882025

25% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$15.7Mcurrent US$

#178 of 1862024

0% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.2%% of GNI

not enough data to rank2002

4% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#194 of 2112025

0% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

0.5%% of GDP

#186 of 1992025

5% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

10.1%% of GDP

#187 of 2022025

41% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

5.3%% of GDP

#150 of 1952025

49% of world average

Services' share of the economy

81.3%% of GDP

#10 of 2022025

141% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for Malta.

— TRADE —

Exports

119.1%% of GDP

#6 of 1872025

275% of world average

Imports

99.9%% of GDP

#8 of 1872025

201% of world average

Trade balance

19.2%% of GDP

#10 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

46.9%% of GDP

#120 of 2052025

73% of world average

Goods exported

$3.82Bcurrent US$

#131 of 2072025

3% of world average

Goods imported

$9.22Bcurrent US$

#119 of 2072025

7% of world average

Services exported

$25.03Bcurrent US$

#47 of 1912024

52% of world average

Services imported

$17.40Bcurrent US$

#56 of 1912024

40% of world average

Goods and services exported

$29.61Bcurrent US$

#84 of 1912024

17% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$24.96Bcurrent US$

#87 of 1912024

15% of world average

High-tech share of exports

45.2%% of manufactured exports

#10 of 1792024

372% of world average

Terms of trade

101index

#104 of 2062024

96% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

83.0 yrsyears

#25 of 2162024

112% of world average

Life expectancy, women

84.8 yrsyears

#27 of 2162024

111% of world average

Life expectancy, men

81.2 yrsyears

#18 of 2162024

114% of world average

Infant deaths

4.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#48 of 1962024

25% of world average

Deaths under age 5

5.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#42 of 1962024

22% of world average

Maternal deaths

8per 100,000 live births

#41 of 1942023

7% of world average

Health spending

8.8%% of GDP

#48 of 1932023

130% of world average

Health spending per person

$3,623current US$

#25 of 1932023

248% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Malta.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Malta.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Malta.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$1.19Bcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2007

32% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Malta.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

3tonnes per person

#113 of 2032024

71% of world average

Carbon emissions

2Mt CO2

#52 of 2032024

1% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

2Mt CO2-equivalent

#41 of 2032024

1% of world average

Protected land

29.0%% of land area

#41 of 2132025

154% of world average

Protected coastal waters

7.8%% of territorial waters

#59 of 1742025

75% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

72.6%% of internal resources

#153 of 1772022

57% of world average

Renewable water available per person

95m³ per person

#171 of 1832022

1% of world average

Renewable energy use

8.6%% of final energy consumption

#155 of 2122021

30% of world average

Electricity from renewables

11.9%% of total

#139 of 2062021

34% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

86.4%% of total

#146 of 2092023

145% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#133 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

403.6%% of energy use

#1 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.5%% of GDP

#148 of 1562024

20% of world average

Military spending

$109.3Mcurrent US$

#139 of 1602024

1% of world average

Military spending

1.3%% of government spending

#150 of 1532024

17% of world average

Armed forces personnel

2,000people

#158 of 1702020

1% of world average

Armed forces

0.7%% of labour force

#93 of 1682020

58% of world average

Tax revenue

24.1%% of GDP

#18 of 1492024

144% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#13 of 1582023

7% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Germany$798.8M
Italy$269.8M
Greece$190.8M
Japan$186.7M
USA$180.7M
Other$176.6M
United Kingdom$137.9M
Singapore$135.2M

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China, Hong Kong SAR$133.5M
Netherlands$80.8M
Switzerland$80.6M
France$80.5M
Libya$77.8M
Slovenia$75.1M
Philippines$63.4M

Imports fromas of 2025

Italy$2.18B
France$1.19B
Spain$786.3M
Netherlands$633.5M
Germany$551.5M
United Kingdom$499.5M
China$422.5M
India$396.7M

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Türkiye$252.2M
USA$217.7M
Belgium$204.7M
Croatia$189.1M
Portugal$189.0M
Greece$172.9M
Other$164.9M

Trade balance, 2025-$5.85B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

L-Innu MaltiAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Valletta · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Malta has no land borders

Landmarks

Megalithic Temples of MaltaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Hypogeum of Ħal SaflieniImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Roberta MetsolaPresident of the European Parliament since 2022 (born 1979)

Marie-Louise Coleiro PrecaMaltese politician

Robert AbelaMaltese politician

Agatha BarbaraMaltese politician (1923-2002)

Daphne Caruana GaliziaMaltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)

Joseph Muscatformer Prime Minister of Malta

George AbelaMaltese politician (born 1948)

George William VellaMaltese politician

Myriam Spiteri Debono11th president of the Republic of Malta

Eddie Fenech AdamiMaltese politician

Lawrence GonziMaltese politician

History

21 Sep 1964Malta — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population579,7042025

GDP$27.77B2025

GDP per person$47,9072025