France vs Malta: Natural population growth rate
France
0.0%
in 2023
Malta
0.1%
in 2023
France rank
180th
Malta rank
177th
Natural population growth rate over time
- France
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
France ranks 180th and Malta ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | France |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, France or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.1% against 0.0% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between France and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Malta rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- France ranks 180th and Malta ranks 177th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.