Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Malta

Number of immigrants in Malta in 2024 — 199,466 people. Ranked 115 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1,223%.

2024 199,466 people +73.81% vs 2020
World rank 115of 215
Period maximum 199,466 people2024
Period minimum 15,077 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Malta, 1990–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 15,077 people1995: 17,740 people2000: 21,521 people2005: 24,560 people2010: 33,008 people2015: 52,642 people2020: 114,760 people2024: 199,466 people
Change over the period: +184,389 (+1,222.98%) Average annual rate: 7.89 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malta 199,466 people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Southern Europe computed 20.15M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 199,466
2020 114,760
2015 52,642
2010 33,008
2005 24,560
2000 21,521
1995 17,740
1990 15,077

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

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