Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Malta. The country is an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors. Mother's mean age at first birth is 29.3 years (2020 est.) (Note: data refers to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy) |
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Geographic coordinates | 35 50 N, 14 35 E |
Map references | Europe |
Tarrain | mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs |
Natural Resources | limestone, salt, arable land |
Natural Hazards | occasional droughts |
Irrigated Land | 35 sq km (2020) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 196.8 km (excludes 56 km for the island of Gozo) |
Climate | Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 316 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
Continental shelf | 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
Exclusive fishing zone | 25 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Ta'Dmejrek on Dingli Cliffs 253 m |
Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 32.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 28.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 0.9% (2018 est.) |
Other | 66.8% (2018 est.) |
Most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands
In Malta, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.51% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 9.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 10.8% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
Total fertility rate | 1.51 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.74 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 63.2% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
Education expenditures | 5.9% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Net Migration rate | 4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Maltese | Maltese (singular and plural) |
Languages | Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.) |
Religions | Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2006 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 14.5% (male 35,034/female 33,181) |
15-64 years | 62.4% (male 151,836/female 141,248) |
65 years and over | 23.1% (2024 est.) (male 50,153/female 58,278) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 47.1 |
Youth dependency ratio | 19.3 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 27.7 |
Potential support ratio | 3.6 (2021 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 43.5 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 42.4 years |
Female | 44.7 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 94.9% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 213,000 VALLETTA (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.07 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.86 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.02 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 83.6 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 81.5 years |
Female | 85.8 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 8.07 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 2.8 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 2.34 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 2.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.42 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Tobacco use | |
Total | 24% (2020 est.) |
Male | 26.4% (2020 est.) |
Female | 21.6% (2020 est.) |
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