Malta vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Malta
25,360 people
in 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27,074 people
in 2020
Malta rank
198th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
195th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Malta
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 27,074 people against 25,360 people in Malta, a difference of 1,714 people.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 198th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,904 people | 16,676 people | 12,229 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 28,835 people | 18,141 people | 10,693 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 29,648 people | 17,070 people | 12,578 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 28,285 people | 17,051 people | 11,234 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 25,992 people | 22,215 people | 3,778 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 24,067 people | 24,675 people | 608.15 people | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 25,224 people | 25,210 people | 13.7 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 25,360 people | 27,074 people | 1,714 people | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 27,074 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 1,714 people, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Malta ranks 198th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 195th 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.