Which has higher population by world region, Iceland or Malta?

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

What is the difference in population by world region between Iceland and Malta?

2,649 people, with Iceland ahead.

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

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Malta: Population by world region

Iceland

362,584 people

in 2100

Malta

359,935 people

in 2100

Iceland rank

180th

Malta rank

181st

Population by world region 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 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 180th and Malta ranks 181st of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Malta in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1000s	50,000 people	10,000 people	40,000 people	Iceland
1100s	70,000 people	10,000 people	60,000 people	Iceland
1200s	70,000 people	10,000 people	60,000 people	Iceland
1300s	70,000 people	20,000 people	50,000 people	Iceland
1400s	60,000 people	10,000 people	50,000 people	Iceland
1500s	60,000 people	20,000 people	40,000 people	Iceland
1600s	50,000 people	40,000 people	10,000 people	Iceland
1700s	49,538 people	70,000 people	20,462 people	Malta
1710s	50,548 people	72,000 people	21,452 people	Malta
1720s	51,580 people	74,000 people	22,420 people	Malta
1730s	52,633 people	76,000 people	23,367 people	Malta
1740s	53,707 people	78,000 people	24,293 people	Malta
1750s	54,803 people	80,000 people	25,197 people	Malta
1760s	55,921 people	84,000 people	28,079 people	Malta
1770s	57,063 people	88,000 people	30,937 people	Malta
1780s	58,227 people	92,000 people	33,773 people	Malta
1790s	59,416 people	96,000 people	36,584 people	Malta
1800s	61,428 people	134,072 people	72,644 people	Malta
1810s	61,423 people	134,088 people	72,665 people	Malta
1820s	60,388 people	137,798 people	77,409 people	Malta
1830s	58,197 people	146,176 people	87,978 people	Malta
1840s	57,939 people	155,134 people	97,196 people	Malta
1850s	62,538 people	163,979 people	101,442 people	Malta
1860s	68,223 people	172,483 people	104,260 people	Malta
1870s	70,757 people	181,412 people	110,656 people	Malta
1880s	71,363 people	190,789 people	119,426 people	Malta
1890s	73,931 people	200,633 people	126,702 people	Malta
1900s	82,104 people	210,934 people	128,830 people	Malta
1910s	91,988 people	214,191 people	122,204 people	Malta
1920s	102,370 people	218,522 people	116,151 people	Malta
1930s	113,774 people	238,856 people	125,082 people	Malta
1940s	130,051 people	271,350 people	141,298 people	Malta
1950s	156,502 people	315,025 people	158,523 people	Malta
1960s	190,329 people	327,598 people	137,268 people	Malta
1970s	215,694 people	332,964 people	117,270 people	Malta
1980s	240,230 people	352,494 people	112,263 people	Malta
1990s	266,282 people	382,729 people	116,448 people	Malta
2000s	298,428 people	411,306 people	112,877 people	Malta
2010s	333,320 people	449,359 people	116,039 people	Malta
2020s	392,795 people	539,559 people	146,764 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 by world region, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, at 362,584 people against 359,935 people in Malta as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Iceland and Malta?: 2,649 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for population by world region?: Iceland ranks 180th and Malta ranks 181st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.