Population, male in Malta
Malta: Population, male was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Malta, 1960–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 11.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 8 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.