France vs Malta: Share of population living in urbanized areas
France
88.3%
in 2025
Malta
88.9%
in 2025
France rank
30th
Malta rank
29th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- France
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 88.9% against 88.3% in France, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 30th and Malta ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Malta in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.6% | 0.6% | 3.0% | France |
| 1100s | 4.9% | 0.8% | 4.1% | France |
| 1200s | 5.7% | 1.1% | 4.6% | France |
| 1300s | 5.5% | 1.5% | 4.0% | France |
| 1400s | 6.1% | 1.9% | 4.2% | France |
| 1500s | 6.7% | 2.6% | 4.1% | France |
| 1600s | 6.8% | 3.4% | 3.4% | France |
| 1700s | 7.0% | 4.6% | 2.4% | France |
| 1710s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 1.2% | France |
| 1720s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 0.1% | France |
| 1730s | 12.8% | 13.8% | 1.1% | Malta |
| 1740s | 14.7% | 16.9% | 2.2% | Malta |
| 1750s | 16.6% | 20.0% | 3.4% | Malta |
| 1760s | 18.6% | 23.1% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 1770s | 20.5% | 26.2% | 5.7% | Malta |
| 1780s | 22.4% | 29.3% | 6.9% | Malta |
| 1790s | 24.3% | 32.4% | 8.0% | Malta |
| 1800s | 26.3% | 35.4% | 9.2% | Malta |
| 1810s | 28.2% | 38.5% | 10.3% | Malta |
| 1820s | 30.1% | 41.6% | 11.5% | Malta |
| 1830s | 32.0% | 44.7% | 12.6% | Malta |
| 1840s | 34.0% | 47.8% | 13.8% | Malta |
| 1850s | 35.9% | 50.9% | 15.0% | Malta |
| 1860s | 37.8% | 53.9% | 16.1% | Malta |
| 1870s | 39.8% | 57.0% | 17.3% | Malta |
| 1880s | 41.7% | 60.1% | 18.4% | Malta |
| 1890s | 43.6% | 63.2% | 19.6% | Malta |
| 1900s | 45.5% | 66.3% | 20.8% | Malta |
| 1910s | 47.5% | 69.4% | 21.9% | Malta |
| 1920s | 49.4% | 72.4% | 23.1% | Malta |
| 1930s | 51.3% | 75.5% | 24.2% | Malta |
| 1940s | 53.2% | 78.6% | 25.4% | Malta |
| 1950s | 57.8% | 82.7% | 24.9% | Malta |
| 1960s | 66.2% | 79.6% | 13.5% | Malta |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 80.8% | 8.4% | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 82.2% | 8.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 82.4% | 7.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 85.2% | 5.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 87.9% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 88.7% | 0.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, France or Malta?
- Malta, at 88.9% against 88.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between France and Malta?
- 0.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do France and Malta rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- France ranks 30th and Malta ranks 29th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.