Country profile
Malta
Republic of Malta · Southern Europe
👥 Population
579,704
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Valletta
🗺 Area
316 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$27.77B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.924
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
1,835 /km²
💱 Currency
EUR
Euro
🗣 Languages
English, Maltese
About Malta
Malta (officially Republic of Malta) is a country in Southern Europe, with Valletta as its capital. It is home to roughly 579.7 thousand people, giving a population density of about 1,835 people per square kilometre. The country covers 316 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $27.77B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.924. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main languages are English, Maltese.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$39.74B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$69,864
GDP growth
4.0%
Inflation
2.4%
Unemployment
2.9%
👥 People
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs
Fertility rate
1.01
Pop. growth
1.9%
Urban population
95.7%
Infant mortality /1k
4.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
93.9%
Literacy rate
93.3%
Physicians /1k
4.51
Renewable energy
8.6%
Travel & practical
Capital
Valletta
Currency
EUR
Dialing code
+356
Internet TLD
.mt
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Fun facts about Malta
- Malta is the 165th most populous country in the world, with about 579.7 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 186th-largest country in the world, covering 316 km².
- It has the world's 116th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($27.77B).
- Malta has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.924.
- Malta has a population density of about 1,835 people per square kilometre.
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