International statistics
Basic indicators: Malta

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019320
GDP, current prices bn US$202117.2
GDP per capita, current prices US$202133,329
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20219.4
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20210.7
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20210.4
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202113.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202177.4
Population 1,0002021516.9
Population, female % of total202149.8
Population density inhab. per km220211,615
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202114.4
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202121.8
Fertility rate, total births per woman20201.13
Life expectancy at birth - men years202080.8
Life expectancy at birth - women years202084.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.201529
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201745
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20206
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201713
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number20177
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20193,188
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20174.7
Labour force participation rate %202162.2
Labour force 1,0002021236
Self-employed persons %202115.7
Unemployment rate %20213.5
Youth unemployment rate %20219.8
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202127.1
Labour costs, manufacturing US$ per hour202117.03
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202130,560
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202015.69
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202017.53
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 100202097.6
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 100202097.0
Agricultural land % of land area201932.4
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201932.4
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.3
Forest area % of land area20191.4
Exports of goods and services % of GDP2021148.4
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.20194
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.36
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20141,782
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20203.58
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20180.6
Researchers per million inhabitants20181,947
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202058.8
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020143.4
Internet users per 100 inhab.202086.9
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202048.3
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202096.0

As at 21 July 2022