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Statue of Queen Victoria outside Malta’s National Library in Republic Square, Valletta. Erected in 1891, the monument commemorates Queen Victoria’s 50th jubilee and was paid for by public subscription.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 208

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC</p>

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Malta. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 35

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 150

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 193

Death rate

comparison ranking: 67

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 21

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 157

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 182

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 201

Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 22

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 30

Labor force

comparison ranking: 166

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 30

Public debt

comparison ranking: 99

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 36

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 55

Exports

comparison ranking: 84

Imports

comparison ranking: 87

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 220

Heliports

comparison ranking: 139

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 14

Military and Security

Transnational Issues

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