MigrantoMigration trends in Malta
Europe
190.4K people from around the world have made Malta their home. That's 33.5% of the country population, arriving from 83 different countries
568.8K
Population
190.4K
Immigrants
43.9K
Emigrants
+146.5K
Inflow
Every 3rd person in Malta was born abroad
The #114 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Malta
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
15K immigrants · 66.4K emigrants
2000
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 55%
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2020
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
Today
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 74%
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 146.5K
- Since 1990: 175.5K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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