Age composition in 2026:
| Malta | World | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 12.77%70,096 | 24.09%1,999,255,031 |
| Working Age Population | 66.33%364,136 | 65.31%5,421,227,665 |
| Elderly Population | 20.91%114,781 | 10.60%880,195,700 |
In 2026, the median age is 42.5 years in Malta and 32.1 years in World.Malta already reached Worldโs current median age in 1988, about 38 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Malta peaks in 2033 at 557,115.The total population of World peaks in 2084 at 10,289,315,239.
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 World will be 58.0%, and 16.33% of the population will be elderly.
| Malta | World | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 1978โ1982 1995โ2024 |
None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1950 or earlier | 2002 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2009 | 2039 30 years later | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2024 | 2070 46 years later |