Antigua and Barbuda vs Malta: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Antigua and Barbuda
22,535 people
in 2020
Malta
25,360 people
in 2020
Antigua and Barbuda rank
201st
Malta rank
198th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 25,360 people against 22,535 people in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 2,825 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 201st and Malta ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23,087 people | 28,904 people | 5,817 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 25,314 people | 28,835 people | 3,520 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 26,485 people | 29,648 people | 3,163 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 25,205 people | 28,285 people | 3,080 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 23,900 people | 25,992 people | 2,093 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 24,598 people | 24,067 people | 531.05 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 23,121 people | 25,224 people | 2,103 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 22,535 people | 25,360 people | 2,825 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Antigua and Barbuda or Malta?
- Malta, at 25,360 people against 22,535 people in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Antigua and Barbuda and Malta?
- 2,825 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Malta?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Malta rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 201st and Malta ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.