Eritrea vs Malta: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Eritrea
0.0%
in 2025
Malta
0.0%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
197th
Malta rank
195th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Eritrea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 197th and Malta ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 3.6% | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2.1% | -0.1% | 2.2% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 0.3% | 6.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Eritrea or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Eritrea and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malta?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Malta rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Eritrea ranks 197th and Malta ranks 195th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.