Malta vs Seychelles: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Malta
25,360 people
in 2020
Seychelles
25,640 people
in 2020
Malta rank
198th
Seychelles rank
196th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Malta
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 25,640 people against 25,360 people in Malta, a difference of 280 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 198th and Seychelles ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,904 people | 13,494 people | 15,410 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 28,835 people | 14,866 people | 13,969 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 29,648 people | 16,772 people | 12,876 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 28,285 people | 17,687 people | 10,598 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 25,992 people | 20,279 people | 5,713 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 24,067 people | 22,697 people | 1,370 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 25,224 people | 24,795 people | 428.95 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 25,360 people | 25,640 people | 280 people | Seychelles |
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, Malta or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 25,640 people against 25,360 people in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Malta and Seychelles?
- 280 people, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Seychelles?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Seychelles rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Malta ranks 198th and Seychelles ranks 196th 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.