๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Maltavs๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain

Total Population
549,013
47,850,792
Spain is 87ร— Malta
Median age
42.5 years
47.3 years
4.8 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
20.91%
22.16%
1.3 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
0.66%
-0.08%
0.74 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
Malta Spain
Young Population 12.77%70,096 12.33%5,899,361
Working Age Population 66.33%364,136 65.51%31,346,454
Elderly Population 20.91%114,781 22.16%10,604,977

In 2026, the median age is 42.5 years in Malta and 47.3 years in Spain.Spain already reached Maltaโ€™s current median age in 2015, about 11 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Malta peaks in 2033 at 557,115.The total population of Spain peaks in 2023 at 47,911,583.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Malta will be 67.1%, and 30.64% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Spain will be 90.7%, and 36.06% of the population will be elderly.

Malta Spain
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 1978โ€“1982
1995โ€“2024
1991โ€“2014
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 1950 or earlier 1950 or earlier
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2009 17 years later 1992
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2024 2 years later 2022