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Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Malta

Malta: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 2,104 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,104 people
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4,168 people
in 1950
All-time low
1,914 people
in 2008
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Malta, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Malta recorded 2,104 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Malta peaked at 4,168 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,914 people, in 2008.

That places Malta 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Malta, year by year

Year people Change
1950 4,168 people —
1951 4,017 people -3.6%
1952 3,992 people -0.6%
1953 4,051 people +1.5%
1954 4,032 people -0.5%
1955 4,010 people -0.5%
1956 3,978 people -0.8%
1957 3,932 people -1.2%
1958 3,981 people +1.2%
1959 3,958 people -0.6%
1960 3,761 people -5.0%
1961 3,569 people -5.1%
1962 3,396 people -4.8%
1963 3,225 people -5.0%
1964 3,048 people -5.5%
1965 2,877 people -5.6%
1966 2,727 people -5.2%
1967 2,606 people -4.4%
1968 2,506 people -3.8%
1969 2,481 people -1.0%
1970 2,502 people +0.8%
1971 2,510 people +0.3%
1972 2,531 people +0.8%
1973 2,561 people +1.2%
1974 2,595 people +1.3%
1975 2,631 people +1.4%
1976 2,664 people +1.3%
1977 2,694 people +1.1%
1978 2,722 people +1.0%
1979 2,749 people +1.0%
1980 2,773 people +0.9%
1981 2,794 people +0.8%
1982 2,812 people +0.6%
1983 2,825 people +0.5%
1984 2,833 people +0.3%
1985 2,833 people +0.0%
1986 2,810 people -0.8%
1987 2,707 people -3.7%
1988 2,627 people -3.0%
1989 2,640 people +0.5%
1990 2,681 people +1.6%
1991 2,688 people +0.3%
1992 2,667 people -0.8%
1993 2,657 people -0.4%
1994 2,602 people -2.1%
1995 2,479 people -4.7%
1996 2,384 people -3.8%
1997 2,301 people -3.5%
1998 2,221 people -3.5%
1999 2,207 people -0.6%
2000 2,179 people -1.3%
2001 2,160 people -0.9%
2002 2,104 people -2.6%
2003 1,993 people -5.3%
2004 1,986 people -0.4%
2005 1,972 people -0.7%
2006 1,929 people -2.2%
2007 1,926 people -0.2%
2008 1,914 people -0.6%
2009 1,952 people +2.0%
2010 2,009 people +2.9%
2011 2,009 people +0.0%
2012 2,064 people +2.7%
2013 2,109 people +2.2%
2014 2,057 people -2.5%
2015 2,050 people -0.3%
2016 2,180 people +6.3%
2017 2,276 people +4.4%
2018 2,275 people -0.0%
2019 2,305 people +1.3%
2020 2,215 people -3.9%
2021 2,141 people -3.3%
2022 2,147 people +0.3%
2023 2,104 people -2.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 2,104 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,586 people, 18% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 2,104 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86,090 people, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4,012 people 3,932 people 4,168 people 10
1960s 3,020 people 2,481 people 3,761 people 10
1970s 2,616 people 2,502 people 2,749 people 10
1980s 2,765 people 2,627 people 2,833 people 10
1990s 2,489 people 2,207 people 2,688 people 10
2000s 2,012 people 1,914 people 2,179 people 10
2010s 2,133 people 2,009 people 2,305 people 10
2020s 2,152 people 2,104 people 2,215 people 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 180 Macao 2,498 people compare
  2. 181 Iceland 2,299 people compare
  3. 182 Bahamas 2,144 people compare
  4. 184 New Caledonia 2,017 people compare
  5. 185 Guadeloupe 1,730 people compare
  6. 186 Kiribati 1,591 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Malta?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Malta was 2,104 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 4,168 people in 1950.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,914 people in 2008.
How does Malta rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Malta ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.