Gibraltar vs Malta: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Gibraltar
3,847 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
1,593 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
5th
Malta rank
7th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Gibraltar
- Malta
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 3,847 people per square kilometre against 1,593 people per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 2,254 people per square kilometre.
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 2.4 times Malta's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.
Gibraltar ranks 5th and Malta ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,391 people per square kilometre | 915.99 people per square kilometre | 1,475 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 2,776 people per square kilometre | 930.6 people per square kilometre | 1,846 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 2,839 people per square kilometre | 990.44 people per square kilometre | 1,848 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 2,731 people per square kilometre | 1,105 people per square kilometre | 1,626 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 2,902 people per square kilometre | 1,204 people per square kilometre | 1,698 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 3,316 people per square kilometre | 1,327 people per square kilometre | 1,989 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 3,728 people per square kilometre | 1,569 people per square kilometre | 2,158 people per square kilometre | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Gibraltar or Malta?
- Gibraltar, at 3,847 people per square kilometre against 1,593 people per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Gibraltar and Malta?
- 2,254 people per square kilometre, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and Malta rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Gibraltar ranks 5th and Malta ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.