Population, age 17, total in Malta
Malta: Population, age 17, total was 4,878 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 17, total in Malta, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Malta is 4,878, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Malta peaked at 5,945 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,878, in 2015.
Malta ranks 172nd 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 | 5,759 | 5,322 | 5,945 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,702 | 5,399 | 5,828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,131 | 4,878 | 5,304 | 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)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 17, total in Malta?
- Population, age 17, total in Malta was 4,878 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,945 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,878 in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for population, age 17, total?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 191 regions with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 17, 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.