Population, age 16, total in Malta
Malta: Population, age 16, total was 4,699 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 16, total in Malta, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,699 for population, age 16, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Malta peaked at 5,951 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,699, in 2015.
Malta ranks 171st of 191 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,798 | 5,434 | 5,951 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,627 | 5,304 | 5,801 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,992 | 4,699 | 5,204 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Malta?
- Population, age 16, total in Malta was 4,699 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,951 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,699 in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for population, age 16, total?
- Malta ranks 171st out of 191 regions with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.