Age dependency ratio in Malta
Malta: Age dependency ratio was 50.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Malta recorded 50.2% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Malta peaked at 75.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 151st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.3% | — |
| 1961 | 73.5% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 71.5% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 69.5% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 67.6% | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 65.8% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 64.1% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 62.5% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 60.7% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 58.8% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 57.3% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 55.9% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 54.6% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 53.4% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.9% | 58.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 49.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 47.5% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 42.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 43.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.7% | 50.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Malta?
- Age dependency ratio in Malta was 50.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for age dependency ratio?
- Malta ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.