Net migration, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Net migration, annual growth rate was -18.38 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Malta, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Malta stood at -18.38 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 352.0% on the previous year and down 526.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 967.6 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -93.25 % change on previous year, in 1982.
That places Malta 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.19 % change on previous year | -9.83 % change on previous year | 81.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -5.68 % change on previous year | -35.79 % change on previous year | 18.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.41 % change on previous year | -93.25 % change on previous year | 208.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.13 % change on previous year | -12.56 % change on previous year | 129.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.37 % change on previous year | -38.68 % change on previous year | 8.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.54 % change on previous year | -11.36 % change on previous year | 967.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3369 % change on previous year | -65.99 % change on previous year | 165.77 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 147 Singapore -15.59 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Argentina -17.23 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Slovenia, Republic of -18.32 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Azerbaijan, Republic of -19.63 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Kazakhstan, Republic of -19.9 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of -20 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Malta
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2461 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 19.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 13.48 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 13.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 24,396 current LCU per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Malta was -18.38 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 967.6 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -93.25 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 526.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.