Population ages 55-59, female in Malta
Malta: Population ages 55-59, female was 14,878 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,878
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
169th
of 218 countries
All-time high
15,614
in 2016
All-time low
6,400
in 1973
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Malta recorded 14,878 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Malta peaked at 15,614 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,400, in 1973.
That places Malta 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,313 | — |
| 1961 | 7,561 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 7,807 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 7,979 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 8,024 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 7,892 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 7,613 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 7,280 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 6,958 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 6,695 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 6,532 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 6,450 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 6,403 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 6,400 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,445 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 6,599 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 6,810 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 7,077 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 7,428 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 7,781 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 8,087 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 8,265 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 8,449 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 8,485 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8,368 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 8,425 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 8,567 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 8,717 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 8,933 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 9,155 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 9,310 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 9,580 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 9,667 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 9,715 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 9,774 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9,739 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 9,500 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 9,125 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 8,997 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 9,581 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 10,655 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 11,927 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 13,434 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 14,756 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 15,291 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 15,367 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15,318 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 15,034 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 14,698 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 14,507 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14,386 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14,382 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,577 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14,856 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15,197 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15,490 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15,614 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15,568 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,404 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15,136 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 14,707 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 14,251 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 14,209 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 14,549 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 14,773 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 14,878 | +0.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14,878 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73,733, 20% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14,878 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 224,892, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,512 | 6,695 | 8,024 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,792 | 6,400 | 7,781 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,545 | 8,087 | 9,155 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,499 | 8,997 | 9,774 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,099 | 10,655 | 15,367 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,061 | 14,382 | 15,614 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,561 | 14,209 | 14,878 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Malta?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Malta was 14,878 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15,614 in 2016.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,400 in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.