language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for maltese in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries maltese is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where maltese is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Maltese speakers are Malta (94.1%), Luxembourg (0.2%), and Italy (0.1%).
0.1% of the European Union population speaks Maltese (0.1% as a native language and 0.0% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.3% of 15–34 year olds speak Maltese, compared to 0.1% of people aged 55 and over.