Malta vs Paraguay: Population growth rate
Malta
1.3%
in 2023
Paraguay
1.2%
in 2023
Malta rank
94th
Paraguay rank
97th
Population growth rate over time
- Malta
- Paraguay
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | -0.2% | 2.4% | 2.5% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Malta or Paraguay?
- Malta, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Malta and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Paraguay rank globally for population growth rate?
- Malta ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.