The Maltese population declined slightly last year, according to figures issued today by Eurostat, the EU's statistical arm.
It said the population at the end of last year was 413,000, from 414,000 at the beginning of the year.
The rate of natural population change in Malta went down from 3.8 per 1000 population in 2000 to 2.2 last year. Net migration changed from a high of 5.9 (per 1000 population) to -3.8 last year so that total change declined from 8.1 in 2008 to -1.6 last year.
Eurostat said that the population of the EU27 was estimated at 501.1 million, compared with 499.7 million on
1 January 2009. The population of the EU27 grew by 1.4 million in 2009, an annual rate of 2.7 per 1000 inhabitants, due to a natural increase of 0.5 million (+1.0‰) and net migration of 0.9 million (+1.7‰).
Compared with 2008, the demographic situation in 2009 in the EU27 was characterised by a slight decrease in the crude birth rate and a constant crude death rate, while net migration fell more significantly.
The population of the euro area (EA16) was estimated at 329.5 million on 1 January 2010, compared with
328.6 million on 1 January 2009. The population of the euro area grew by 0.9 million in 2009, an annual rate of +2.7‰, due to a natural increase of 0.3 million (+1.0‰) and net migration of 0.6 million (+1.8‰).
Highest birth rates in Ireland, United Kingdom and France, lowest in Germany and Austria
In 2009, 5.4 million children were born in the EU27. The crude birth rate was 10.7 per 1000 inhabitants, slightly down compared with 2008 (10.9‰). The highest birth rates were recorded in Ireland (16.8‰), the United Kingdom (12.8‰), France (12.7‰), Cyprus (12.2‰) and Sweden (12.0‰), and the lowest rates in Germany (7.9‰), Austria (9.1‰), Portugal (9.4‰), Italy (9.5‰), Latvia and Hungary (both 9.6‰).
There were 4.8 million deaths registered in the EU27 in 2009. The crude death rate was 9.7 per 1000 inhabitants, the same as in 2008. The highest death rates were observed in Bulgaria (14.2‰), Latvia (13.3‰), Hungary (13.0‰) and Lithuania (12.6‰), and the lowest rates in Ireland (6.6‰), Cyprus (6.7‰), Luxembourg (7.3‰) and Malta (7.8‰).
Consequently, the highest natural growth of the population was registered in Ireland (+10.2‰), well ahead of Cyprus (+5.5‰), France (+4.3‰), Luxembourg (+4.0‰) and the United Kingdom (+3.7‰). Ten Member States had a negative natural growth, with the largest declines in Bulgaria and Latvia (both -3.6‰), Hungary (-3.4‰) and Germany (-2.3‰).
EU27 population growth in 2009: between -6.2‰ in Lithuania and +17.2‰ in Luxembourg
In 2009, just over 60% of the increase in the EU27 population came from migration. In relative terms, Luxembourg (+13.2‰), Sweden (+6.7‰), Slovenia (+5.8‰), Italy (+5.3‰) and Belgium (+5.1‰) had the largest net inflows, while Ireland (-9.0‰) and Lithuania (-4.6‰) recorded the highest net outflows.
The population increased in 19 member states and decreased in eight, with considerable variations between Member States. The largest relative increases were observed in Luxembourg (+17.2‰), Sweden (+9.1‰), Slovenia (+7.2‰), Belgium (+7.1‰) and the United Kingdom (+6.7‰), and the largest decreases in Lithuania (-6.2‰), Latvia (-5.7‰), Bulgaria (-5.6‰) and Germany (-2.5‰).
Population change in 2009 (1000 population)
|
Population 1.1.2009 |
Live |
Deaths |
Natural change |
Net |
Total |
Population 1.1.2010 |
EU27 |
499 695 |
5 353 |
4 844 |
509 |
857 |
1 366 |
501 062 |
EA16 |
328 646 |
3 378 |
3 063 |
315 |
586 |
901 |
329 547 |
Belgium |
10 750 |
126 |
104 |
22 |
55 |
77 |
10 827 |
Bulgaria |
7 607 |
81 |
108 |
-27 |
-16 |
-43 |
7 564 |
Czech Republic |
10 468 |
118 |
107 |
11 |
28 |
39 |
10 507 |
Denmark |
5 506 |
63 |
55 |
8 |
21 |
29 |
5 535 |
Germany |
82 002 |
651 |
841 |
-190 |
-13 |
-203 |
81 800 |
Estonia |
1 340 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 340 |
Ireland |
4 450 |
75 |
29 |
46 |
-40 |
6 |
4 456 |
Greece |
11 260 |
118 |
110 |
8 |
27 |
35 |
11 295 |
Spain |
45 828 |
495 |
391 |
103 |
58 |
161 |
45 989 |
France |
64 367 |
822 |
546 |
276 |
71 |
347 |
64 714 |
Italy |
60 045 |
569 |
592 |
-23 |
318 |
295 |
60 340 |
Cyprus |
797 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
-3 |
1 |
798 |
Latvia |
2 261 |
22 |
30 |
-8 |
-5 |
-13 |
2 248 |
Lithuania |
3 350 |
37 |
42 |
-5 |
-15 |
-21 |
3 329 |
Luxembourg |
494 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
502 |
Hungary |
10 031 |
96 |
130 |
-34 |
16 |
-18 |
10 013 |
Malta |
414 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
-2 |
-1 |
413 |
Netherlands |
16 486 |
185 |
134 |
51 |
41 |
92 |
16 578 |
Austria |
8 355 |
76 |
77 |
-1 |
21 |
20 |
8 375 |
Poland |
38 136 |
418 |
385 |
33 |
-1 |
31 |
38 167 |
Portugal |
10 627 |
99 |
104 |
-5 |
15 |
10 |
10 638 |
Romania |
21 499 |
222 |
257 |
-35 |
-2 |
-36 |
21 462 |
Slovenia |
2 032 |
22 |
19 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
2 047 |
Slovakia |
5 412 |
61 |
53 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
5 425 |
Finland |
5 326 |
60 |
50 |
11 |
15 |
25 |
5 351 |
Sweden |
9 256 |
112 |
90 |
22 |
63 |
84 |
9 341 |
United Kingdom |
61 596 |
790 |
560 |
231 |
182 |
412 |
62 008 |
Croatia |
4 435 |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia |
2 049 |
24 |
19 |
5 |
-1 |
4 |
2 053 |
Turkey |
71 517 |
1 270 |
461 |
809 |
235 |
1 044 |
72 561 |
Iceland |
319 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
-5 |
-2 |
318 |
Liechtenstein |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
Norway |
4 799 |
62 |
41 |
20 |
39 |
59 |
4 858 |
Switzerland |
7 702 |
78 |
63 |
16 |
66 |
81 |
7 783 |
* including the statistical adjustment that corresponds to all changes in the population that cannot be classified as births, deaths, immigration or emigration.
: Data not available
0 less than +/-500
Data are provisional.
Rates of population change (per 1000 population)
|
Natural change |
Net migration* |
Total change |
||||||
2000 |
2008 |
2009 |
2000 |
2008 |
2009 |
2000 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
EU27 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
2.7 |
EA16 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
Belgium |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
7.1 |
Bulgaria |
-5.1 |
-4.3 |
-3.6 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
-2.1 |
-5.1 |
-4.4 |
-5.6 |
Czech Republic |
-1.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
6.9 |
2.7 |
-1.1 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
Denmark |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
Germany |
-0.9 |
-2.0 |
-2.3 |
2.0 |
-0.7 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
-2.6 |
-2.5 |
Estonia |
-3.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-3.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
Ireland |
6.1 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
-9.0 |
14.5 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
Greece |
-0.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
Spain |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
10.6 |
12.0 |
3.5 |
France |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
Italy |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.9 |
7.3 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
Cyprus |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
-4.0 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
Latvia |
-5.0 |
-3.1 |
-3.6 |
-2.3 |
-1.1 |
-2.1 |
-7.4 |
-4.2 |
-5.7 |
Lithuania |
-1.4 |
-2.6 |
-1.6 |
-5.8 |
-2.3 |
-4.6 |
-7.2 |
-4.9 |
-6.2 |
Luxembourg |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
15.8 |
13.2 |
12.4 |
19.9 |
17.2 |
Hungary |
-3.7 |
-3.1 |
-3.4 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
-2.1 |
-1.4 |
-1.8 |
Malta |
3.8 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
-3.8 |
6.1 |
8.1 |
-1.6 |
Netherlands |
4.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
7.7 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
Austria |
0.2 |
0.3 |
-0.1 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
Poland |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
-10.7 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
-10.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
Portugal |
1.4 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
Romania |
-0.9 |
-1.5 |
-1.6 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.4 |
-1.7 |
Slovenia |
-0.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
9.2 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
10.9 |
7.2 |
Slovakia |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
-4.1 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
-3.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
Finland |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
Sweden |
-0.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
2.4 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
United Kingdom |
1.2 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
Croatia |
-1.5 |
-1.9 |
: |
-11.7 |
1.6 |
: |
-13.2 |
-0.3 |
: |
Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia |
5.9 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
-1.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
Turkey |
14.1 |
11.4 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
14.9 |
13.1 |
14.5 |
Iceland |
8.8 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
3.3 |
-15.0 |
15.3 |
12.3 |
-5.5 |
Liechtenstein |
5.5 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
7.8 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
13.4 |
6.6 |
8.8 |
Norway |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
9.1 |
8.0 |
5.6 |
13.0 |
12.2 |
Switzerland |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
12.1 |
8.5 |
5.5 |
14.2 |
10.5 |
* including the statistical adjustment that corresponds to all changes in the population that cannot be classified as births, deaths, immigration or emigration.
: Data not available
Data are provisional.
Natural change (per 1000 population)
|
Crude birth rate |
Crude death rate |
||||
2000 |
2008 |
2009 |
2000 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
EU27 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
EA16 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
Belgium |
11.2 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
Bulgaria |
9.0 |
10.2 |
10.7 |
14.1 |
14.5 |
14.2 |
Czech Republic |
8.8 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
10.6 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
Denmark |
12.6 |
11.8 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
Germany |
9.3 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
Estonia |
9.5 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
13.4 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
Ireland |
14.4 |
17.0 |
16.8 |
8.2 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
Greece |
9.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
Spain |
9.9 |
11.4 |
10.8 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
France |
13.3 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
Italy |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
Cyprus |
12.2 |
11.6 |
12.2 |
7.7 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
Latvia |
8.5 |
10.6 |
9.6 |
13.6 |
13.7 |
13.3 |
Lithuania |
9.8 |
10.4 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
Luxembourg |
13.1 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
Hungary |
9.6 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
Malta |
11.5 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
Netherlands |
13.0 |
|