MALTA

Capital Valletta
Area (km2) 316
Total population (thousands, 2023) 553
Population density (per km2) 1 749
National currency Euro (EUR)
National statistical office www.nso.gov.mt
National Statistics Office Malta
Women in the labour force, 2023
   percentage of total for both sexes 41%
Gender pay gap
   monthly earnings, 2018 12%
   hourly wage, 2023 5%
Women in part-time employment, 2023
   percentage of employed women 19%
Female tertiary students, 2021
   percentage of total for both sexes 58%
Female victims of homicide, 2021
   percentage of total for both sexes 0%
Women researchers, 2022
   percentage of total for both sexes 36%
Life expectancy at birth, 2023
   females, years 85.2
   males, years 81.6
Life expectancy at 65, 2023
   females, years 22.3
   males, years 19.7
Total fertility rate, 2023
   average number of children per woman 1.1
Adolescent fertility rate, 2023
   number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-19 9.7
Mean age of women at birth of first child, 2023
   age in years 29.8
 
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Employment
 (% change over previous year)
6.1
2.9
2.8
4.9
6.8
5.3
Unemployment rate
 (%)
4.1
4.9
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.1
Youth unemployment rate
 (%)
10.1
11.5
9.9
9.0
9.2
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GDP
   current prices, millions of US dollars, PPP, 2023 36 621
GDP, per capita
   current prices, US dollars, PPP, 2023 66 152
Exports of goods and services
   % of GDP, 2024 123.2
Imports of goods and services
   % of GDP, 2024 106.0
Final consumption expenditure, per capita
   current prices, US dollars, PPP, 2023 41 862
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
   EUR per USD, US=1, 2023 0.561
Forest resources
   Area of forest
 (percentage of land area, 2015)
 1
   Wood volume
 (m3 per inhabitant, 2015)
 0

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Transport infrastructure, road accidents and traffic
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   Persons injured in road accidents
      per million inhabitants, 2021 0
   Persons killed in road accidents
      per million inhabitants, 2021 17
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