Malta, year by year

Every index this site holds for Malta, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.735 in 1990 to 0.924 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 83 years2024at birthUp 3.7 years from 79.3 years in 2005
Internet users: 94%2024of people onlineUp 53 points from 40% in 2006
Urban population: 96%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 2 points from 94% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.012024births per womanDown 0.37 from 1.38 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 9%2021of energy usedUp 9 points from 0% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 52024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 6 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 3.2 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 3.3 t from 6.5 t in 2005
Forest area: 1%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 2 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.735	76.0	—	—	2.02	0.0	100	10	6.6	1.1	—	—
1991	0.742	76.4	—	91.4	1.99	0.0	100	10	6.1	1.1	—	—
1992	0.748	76.6	—	91.8	2.07	0.0	100	9	5.9	1.1	—	—
1993	0.754	76.7	—	92.2	1.96	0.0	100	9	7.6	1.1	—	—
1994	0.758	76.8	—	92.5	1.84	0.0	100	9	6.7	1.1	—	—
1995	0.763	77.3	0.2	92.7	1.77	0.0	100	8	6.3	1.1	—	—
1996	0.763	77.3	1.1	92.8	1.99	0.0	100	8	6.1	1.1	—	—
1997	0.772	77.7	3.9	93.0	1.93	0.0	100	8	6.5	1.1	—	—
1998	0.781	77.6	6.5	93.1	1.84	0.0	100	7	6.2	1.1	—	—
1999	0.784	77.5	7.8	93.2	1.73	0.0	100	7	6.2	1.1	—	—
2000	0.790	78.3	13.1	93.3	1.68	0.0	100	7	5.5	1.1	—	—
2001	0.801	78.8	17.9	93.4	1.48	0.0	100	7	6.3	1.1	—	—
2002	0.806	78.7	28.9	93.4	1.45	0.1	100	6	5.9	1.1	—	—
2003	0.818	78.5	31.6	93.5	1.48	0.1	100	6	6.6	1.1	—	—
2004	0.832	79.3	34.6	93.6	1.40	0.1	100	6	6.5	1.1	—	—
2005	0.840	79.3	41.2	93.7	1.38	0.1	100	6	6.5	1.1	—	—
2006	0.838	79.4	40.4	93.8	1.36	0.2	100	6	6.6	1.1	16654	23219
2007	0.845	79.8	46.9	93.9	1.35	0.2	100	6	6.7	1.1	19444	25012
2008	0.848	79.6	50.1	94.0	1.43	0.2	100	6	6.7	1.1	22406	26654
2009	0.854	80.2	58.9	94.1	1.42	0.3	100	6	6.1	1.1	21262	26782
2010	0.867	81.4	63.0	94.2	1.36	1.2	100	6	6.3	1.1	21947	28909
2011	0.862	80.8	68.0	94.3	1.45	2.0	100	6	6.2	1.1	23517	29426
2012	0.870	80.8	68.2	94.4	1.42	2.7	100	6	6.5	1.1	22878	30716
2013	0.880	81.8	68.9	94.4	1.36	3.2	100	6	5.6	1.1	25416	33138
2014	0.886	81.9	73.1	94.4	1.38	4.5	100	6	5.5	1.1	27425	35206
2015	0.892	81.8	76.0	94.4	1.37	6.0	100	6	3.8	1.1	25530	38369
2016	0.891	82.3	78.1	94.5	1.37	9.2	100	6	3.0	1.2	26459	41000
2017	0.901	82.2	81.0	94.6	1.26	7.3	100	6	3.3	1.3	30317	45764
2018	0.908	82.3	81.7	94.7	1.23	7.6	100	6	3.2	1.4	33382	48179
2019	0.910	82.7	85.8	94.9	1.14	7.4	100	5	3.3	1.4	32422	51393
2020	0.903	82.1	86.9	95.2	1.14	9.2	100	5	3.1	1.4	31823	49972
2021	0.914	82.3	87.5	95.5	1.13	8.6	100	5	3.1	1.4	38078	56824
2022	0.917	82.3	91.5	95.6	1.08	—	100	5	3.4	1.4	35659	60623
2023	0.924	83.4	92.1	95.6	1.06	—	100	5	3.2	1.4	40933	67101
2024	—	83.0	93.9	95.7	1.01	—	100	5	3.2	—	44024	70063
2025	—	—	—	95.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	47907	72210
On the profile	0.924	83.0	93.9	95.7	1.01	8.6	—	—	3.2	1.4	47907	72210

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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