Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Malta

Children under 15 in Malta in 2025 — 74,777 people. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 36%.

2025 74,777 people +0.88% vs 2024
World rank 177of 217
Period maximum 116,845 people1960
Period minimum 61,520 people2013

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Malta, 1960–202560,00080,000100,000120,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 116,845 people1962: 110,805 people1964: 104,582 people1966: 97,549 people1968: 90,220 people1970: 83,727 people1972: 79,415 people1974: 75,637 people1976: 73,739 people1978: 73,140 people1980: 74,245 people1982: 77,068 people1984: 79,190 people1986: 82,359 people1988: 82,639 people1990: 82,807 people1992: 84,092 people1994: 83,678 people1996: 82,100 people1998: 79,720 people2000: 77,226 people2002: 74,950 people2004: 71,859 people2006: 68,309 people2008: 65,159 people2010: 63,000 people2012: 61,628 people2014: 62,171 people2016: 64,336 people2018: 66,766 people2020: 68,729 people2022: 70,168 people2024: 74,124 people2025: 74,777 people
Change over the period: −42,068 (−36%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 74,777 people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Southern Europe computed 19.2M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 74,777 +653 +0.88%
2024 74,124 +1,428 +1.96%
2023 72,696 +2,528 +3.6%
2022 70,168 +1,637 +2.39%
2021 68,531 −198 −0.29%
2020 68,729 +424 +0.62%
2019 68,305 +1,539 +2.31%
2018 66,766 +1,231 +1.88%
2017 65,535 +1,199 +1.86%
2016 64,336 +1,122 +1.77%
2015 63,214 +1,043 +1.68%
2014 62,171 +651 +1.06%
2013 61,520 −108 −0.18%
2012 61,628 −410 −0.66%
2011 62,038 −962 −1.53%
2010 63,000 −1,083 −1.69%
2009 64,083 −1,076 −1.65%
2008 65,159 −1,390 −2.09%
2007 66,549 −1,760 −2.58%
2006 68,309 −1,829 −2.61%
2005 70,138 −1,721 −2.39%
2004 71,859 −1,660 −2.26%
2003 73,519 −1,431 −1.91%
2002 74,950 −1,169 −1.54%
2001 76,119 −1,107 −1.43%
2000 77,226 −1,220 −1.56%
1999 78,446 −1,274 −1.6%
1998 79,720 −1,267 −1.56%
1997 80,987 −1,113 −1.36%
1996 82,100 −890 −1.07%
1995 82,990 −688 −0.82%
1994 83,678 −340 −0.4%
1993 84,018 −74 −0.09%
1992 84,092 −51 −0.06%
1991 84,143 +1,336 +1.61%
1990 82,807 +30 +0.04%
1989 82,777 +138 +0.17%
1988 82,639 +103 +0.12%
1987 82,536 +177 +0.21%
1986 82,359 +1,376 +1.7%
1985 80,983 +1,793 +2.26%
1984 79,190 +512 +0.65%
1983 78,678 +1,610 +2.09%
1982 77,068 +2,059 +2.75%
1981 75,009 +764 +1.03%
1980 74,245 +714 +0.97%
1979 73,531 +391 +0.53%
1978 73,140 +98 +0.13%
1977 73,042 −697 −0.95%
1976 73,739 −907 −1.22%
1975 74,646 −991 −1.31%
1974 75,637 −1,802 −2.33%
1973 77,439 −1,976 −2.49%
1972 79,415 −2,118 −2.6%
1971 81,533 −2,194 −2.62%
1970 83,727 −2,849 −3.29%
1969 86,576 −3,644 −4.04%
1968 90,220 −3,709 −3.95%
1967 93,929 −3,620 −3.71%
1966 97,549 −3,658 −3.61%
1965 101,207 −3,375 −3.23%
1964 104,582 −3,077 −2.86%
1963 107,659 −3,146 −2.84%
1962 110,805 −3,132 −2.75%
1961 113,937 −2,908 −2.49%
1960 116,845

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.