Increasing population

Malta's population will increase to 500,000 by 2050. From Maltamedia.com:

Malta is expected to experience one of the strongest increases in population figures where by 2050 the Maltese population is expected to increase by 27.1% over statistics recorded in 2004. This means that Malta’s population will be hitting the 500,000 mark. On the other hand, the Maltese working population in 2050 is expected to stand at 60.8%, which is regarded as relatively high. According to a report issued by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, over the next two decades the total population of the EU25 is expected to increase by more than 13 million inhabitants, from 456.8 million on 1 January 2004 to 470.1 million on 1 January 2025.

Population growth in the EU25 until 2025 will be mainly due to net migration, since total deaths in the EU25 will outnumber total births from 2010. The effect of net migration will no longer outweigh the natural decrease after 2025, when the population will start to decline gradually. The population is expected to reach 449.8 million on 1 January 2050, that is a decrease of morethan 20 million inhabitants compared to 2025. Over the whole projection period the EU25 population will decrease by 1.5%, resulting from a 0.4% increase for the EU15 and a 11.7% decrease for the ten new Member States...

Official Eurostat news release