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Malta

Republic of Malta · Southern Europe

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At a glance

CapitalValletta
Most common first languageMaltese90.1% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languagesMaltese, English
Currencyeuro
Drives on theleft
Highest pointTa' Dmejrek253 m
Biggest category of goods exportedmanufactured goods76% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports84.5%of everything sold abroad, 2024
TerritoryEntirely islandsno part on a continental mainland · archipelago
Internet domain.mt

Malta by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.580k (2025)169th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$27.8bn (2025)118th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.320 km² (2023)195th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$109m (2024)134th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$33.1bn (2025)79th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.767k (2024)168th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.5 km² (2023)200th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.83 km² (2023)186th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.2 Mt (2024)152nd
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.555k (2025)160th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.83.0 years (2024)25th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$47,907 (2025)34th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.93.9% (2024)34th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.2.4% (2025)110th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.2.9% (2025)149th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.95.7% (2025)14th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.1.01 (2024)203rd
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.0.45% of GDP (2024)147th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.219.0% of GDP (2025)6th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.3.12 t (2024)90th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.924 (2023)24th
of 193

Land borders

None. Everything that leaves Malta goes by sea or by air.

Malta shares these with other countries

Drives on the left 60Is made up entirely of islands 58Shares no land border 51Is an archipelago 39Has english as an official language 63Uses the euro 20Is a member of the commonwealth 55Is a member of the schengen area 28Is a member of the european union 26Mainly exports manufactured goods 83Earns most of its export income from services 48Is in southern europe 9

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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