France vs Malta: Long term urban population region

France
88.33
in 2025
Malta
88.86
in 2025
France rank
30th
Malta rank
29th

Long term urban population region over time

  • France
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 88.86 against 88.33 in France, a difference of 0.53.

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 0.6137 2.99 France
1100s 4.9 0.8182 4.08 France
1200s 5.7 1.09 4.61 France
1300s 5.5 1.45 4.05 France
1400s 6.1 1.94 4.16 France
1500s 6.7 2.59 4.11 France
1600s 6.85 3.45 3.4 France
1700s 7 4.6 2.4 France
1710s 8.93 7.68 1.25 France
1720s 10.85 10.77 0.0879 France
1730s 12.78 13.85 1.07 Malta
1740s 14.71 16.93 2.23 Malta
1750s 16.63 20.02 3.38 Malta
1760s 18.56 23.1 4.54 Malta
1770s 20.49 26.19 5.7 Malta
1780s 22.41 29.27 6.86 Malta
1790s 24.34 32.35 8.01 Malta
1800s 26.27 35.44 9.17 Malta
1810s 28.19 38.52 10.33 Malta
1820s 30.12 41.61 11.49 Malta
1830s 32.05 44.69 12.64 Malta
1840s 33.97 47.77 13.8 Malta
1850s 35.9 50.86 14.96 Malta
1860s 37.82 53.94 16.12 Malta
1870s 39.75 57.03 17.28 Malta
1880s 41.68 60.11 18.44 Malta
1890s 43.6 63.2 19.59 Malta
1900s 45.53 66.28 20.75 Malta
1910s 47.45 69.36 21.91 Malta
1920s 49.37 72.45 23.07 Malta
1930s 51.3 75.53 24.23 Malta
1940s 53.22 78.62 25.39 Malta
1950s 57.81 82.74 24.94 Malta
1960s 66.16 79.61 13.45 Malta
1970s 72.48 80.85 8.37 Malta
1980s 73.71 82.24 8.53 Malta
1990s 74.94 82.37 7.42 Malta
2000s 80.04 85.17 5.14 Malta
2010s 86.21 87.89 1.68 Malta
2020s 87.88 88.71 0.8243 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, France or Malta?
Malta, at 88.86 against 88.33 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between France and Malta?
0.53, 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 long term urban population region?
France ranks 30th and Malta ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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