WTMG Intelligence
Malta Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Malta's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score79.5473
Global RMOS Rank#4 of 171
Migration Momentum95.3
International Migrant Stock199,466
Migrant Share35.1%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Malta's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS79.5473
Global rank#4
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 2.3%
Migrant-stock rank#103 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#8 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 95.3 | 25% | 23.8321 |
| Migrant Market Size | 40.4 | 20% | 8.0702 |
| Migrant Share | 92.9 | 15% | 13.9412 |
| GDP per Capita | 85.4 | 15% | 12.8090 |
| GDP Growth | 89.3 | 10% | 8.9266 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 79.7 | 10% | 7.9683 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 5% | 4.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 79.5473 | ||
Malta migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Malta Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock199,466
2020 migrant stock114,760
2015 migrant stock52,642
2020-2024 change+84,706 (+73.8%)
2015-2024 change+146,824 (+278.9%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Malta
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Australia | 22,753 | 13,091 | 6,006 | +9,662 (+73.8%) |
| #2 | Canada | 9,242 | 5,317 | 2,440 | +3,925 (+73.8%) |
| #3 | Italy | 8,204 | 4,720 | 2,166 | +3,484 (+73.8%) |
| #4 | Libya | 6,607 | 3,801 | 1,745 | +2,806 (+73.8%) |
| #5 | USA | 6,313 | 3,632 | 1,667 | +2,681 (+73.8%) |
| #6 | Syria | 5,635 | 3,242 | 1,488 | +2,393 (+73.8%) |
| #7 | Germany | 5,160 | 2,969 | 1,363 | +2,191 (+73.8%) |
| #8 | Russia | 4,980 | 2,865 | 1,315 | +2,115 (+73.8%) |
| #9 | Bulgaria | 4,743 | 2,729 | 1,253 | +2,014 (+73.8%) |
| #10 | Romania | 3,556 | 2,046 | 940 | +1,510 (+73.8%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Malta
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Australia | 34,451 | 39,249 | 44,062 | -4,798 (-12.2%) |
| #2 | Canada | 5,795 | 6,505 | 7,588 | -710 (-10.9%) |
| #3 | Italy | 2,127 | 1,941 | 1,765 | +186 (+9.6%) |
| #4 | Luxembourg | 282 | 244 | 270 | +38 (+15.6%) |
| #5 | Bulgaria | 227 | 165 | 63 | +62 (+37.6%) |
| #6 | Hungary | 188 | 159 | 76 | +29 (+18.2%) |
| #7 | Denmark | 174 | 146 | 109 | +28 (+19.2%) |
| #8 | South Africa | 174 | 177 | 175 | -3 (-1.7%) |
| #9 | Norway | 117 | 105 | 99 | +12 (+11.4%) |
| #10 | Greece | 95 | 89 | 89 | +6 (+6.7%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
79.7
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
80.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 80.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Malta against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Malta | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 79.5 | 55.8 | +23.8 |
| Migration Momentum | 95.3 | 60.1 | +35.2 |
| Migrant Market Size | 40.4 | 50.3 | -9.9 |
| Migrant Share | 92.9 | 50.0 | +42.9 |
| GDP per Capita | 85.4 | 51.1 | +34.3 |
| GDP Growth | 89.3 | 50.6 | +38.7 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 79.7 | 67.0 | +12.7 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 60.0 | +20.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.