Population, male in Malta

Malta: Population, male was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
51.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 217 countries
All-time high
51.9%
in 2025
All-time low
47.1%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Malta, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Malta recorded 51.9% for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Malta peaked at 51.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1960.

That places Malta 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population, male in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Population, male (% of total population) in Malta, 1960 to 2025.
Year % of total population Change
1960 47.1%
1961 47.2% +0.0%
1962 47.2% +0.0%
1963 47.2% +0.0%
1964 47.2% +0.0%
1965 47.2% +0.0%
1966 47.2% -0.0%
1967 47.2% -0.0%
1968 47.2% +0.1%
1969 47.3% +0.2%
1970 47.4% +0.2%
1971 47.5% +0.2%
1972 47.6% +0.2%
1973 47.7% +0.2%
1974 47.8% +0.2%
1975 47.9% +0.2%
1976 48.0% +0.2%
1977 48.2% +0.2%
1978 48.3% +0.2%
1979 48.4% +0.2%
1980 48.5% +0.2%
1981 48.6% +0.2%
1982 48.7% +0.2%
1983 48.8% +0.2%
1984 48.9% +0.2%
1985 49.0% +0.2%
1986 49.1% +0.1%
1987 49.1% +0.1%
1988 49.1% +0.1%
1989 49.2% +0.1%
1990 49.2% +0.1%
1991 49.2% +0.1%
1992 49.3% +0.1%
1993 49.3% +0.1%
1994 49.3% +0.1%
1995 49.4% +0.1%
1996 49.4% +0.1%
1997 49.4% +0.1%
1998 49.5% +0.1%
1999 49.5% +0.1%
2000 49.5% +0.0%
2001 49.5% +0.0%
2002 49.6% +0.0%
2003 49.6% +0.1%
2004 49.6% +0.1%
2005 49.6% +0.1%
2006 49.7% +0.0%
2007 49.7% +0.0%
2008 49.7% +0.0%
2009 49.7% +0.0%
2010 49.7% +0.0%
2011 49.7% +0.0%
2012 49.8% +0.1%
2013 49.9% +0.2%
2014 50.1% +0.3%
2015 50.2% +0.3%
2016 50.3% +0.2%
2017 50.5% +0.3%
2018 50.8% +0.7%
2019 51.3% +1.1%
2020 51.8% +0.9%
2021 51.9% +0.3%
2022 51.9% -0.0%
2023 51.9% -0.0%
2024 51.9% +0.0%
2025 51.9% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.2% 47.1% 47.3% 10
1970s 47.9% 47.4% 48.4% 10
1980s 48.9% 48.5% 49.2% 10
1990s 49.4% 49.2% 49.5% 10
2000s 49.6% 49.5% 49.7% 10
2010s 50.2% 49.7% 51.3% 10
2020s 51.9% 51.8% 51.9% 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 13 Equatorial Guinea 52.7% compare
  2. 14 Greenland 52.5% compare
  3. 15 Malaysia 52.3% compare
  4. 17 Singapore 51.7% compare
  5. 18 Faroe Islands 51.6% compare
  6. 19 India 51.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Malta?
Population, male in Malta was 51.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1960.
How does Malta rank for population, male?
Malta ranks 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.