Which has higher population, Iceland or Malta?

Iceland, at 362,584 people against 359,935 people in Malta as of 2100.

What is the difference in population between Iceland and Malta?

2,649 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Malta: Population

Iceland

362,584 people

in 2100

Malta

359,935 people

in 2100

Iceland rank

180th

Malta rank

181st

Population over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 362,584 people against 359,935 people in Malta, a difference of 2,649 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland ranks 180th and Malta ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2020s	403,458 people	548,639 people	145,180 people	Malta
2030s	422,305 people	555,678 people	133,373 people	Malta
2040s	431,835 people	545,101 people	113,266 people	Malta
2050s	432,001 people	526,091 people	94,090 people	Malta
2060s	425,309 people	499,733 people	74,424 people	Malta
2070s	412,636 people	461,794 people	49,158 people	Malta
2080s	393,524 people	417,006 people	23,482 people	Malta
2090s	372,943 people	377,615 people	4,672 people	Malta
2100s	362,584 people	359,935 people	2,649 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, at 362,584 people against 359,935 people in Malta as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Iceland and Malta?: 2,649 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for population?: Iceland ranks 180th and Malta ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.