Malta vs Western Sahara: Has the population peaked?
Malta
532,964 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
579,734 people
in 2023
Malta rank
172nd
Western Sahara rank
171st
Has the population peaked? over time
- Malta
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 579,734 people against 532,964 people in Malta, a difference of 46,770 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 172nd and Western Sahara ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 315,025 people | 19,850 people | 295,174 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 327,598 people | 43,536 people | 284,062 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 332,964 people | 78,764 people | 254,200 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 352,494 people | 147,995 people | 204,498 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 382,729 people | 212,465 people | 170,265 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 411,306 people | 332,663 people | 78,643 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 449,359 people | 476,886 people | 27,527 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 525,938 people | 564,120 people | 38,182 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Malta or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 579,734 people against 532,964 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Malta and Western Sahara?
- 46,770 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Western Sahara rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Malta ranks 172nd and Western Sahara ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.