DEMOGRAPHY

YEAR	Population (estimated) Census popluation data	Females	Live Births	Birth rate per 1000 pop	Deaths	Death rate per 1000 pop
1980	325721	166541	5602	17.2	3215	9.9
1981	328375	167635	5592	17.0	3062	9.3
1982	331859	169103	5912	17.8	3050	9.2
1983	335169	170593	5651	16.9	3137	9.4
1984	338276	171891	5571	16.5	2903	8.6
1985	340907	173032	5430	15.9	2837	8.3
1986	343334	174138	5245	15.3	2824	8.2
1987	345636	175267	5314	15.4	2908	8.4
1988	349014	176872	5533	15.8	2708	7.8
1989	352430	178535	5584	15.8	2601	7.4
1990	355910	180128	5368	15.1	2745	7.7
1991	359543	181858	5302	14.7	2875	8.0
1992	362977	183550	5474	15.1	2900	8.0
1993	366431	185199	5147	14.1	2692	7.4
1994	369451	186613	4826	13.1	2698	7.3
1995	371173	187298	4613	12.4	2708	7.3
1996	373958	188639	4944	13.3	2765	7.4
1997	376513	189849	4835	12.9	2888	7.7
1998	378518	190829	4488	11.9	3044	8.1

References: C.O.S. Demographic Review of the Maltese Islands for the years 1980 et sec. Central Office of Statistics, Malta, 1980 et sec