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

Malta, at 359,935 people against 331,174 people in Macao as of 2100.

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

28,761 people, with Malta ahead.

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

161 years are reported by both, from 1800 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.

Macao vs Malta: Population by world region

Macao

331,174 people

in 2100

Malta

359,935 people

in 2100

Macao rank

183rd

Malta rank

181st

Population by world region over time

Macao
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 359,935 people against 331,174 people in Macao, a difference of 28,761 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Malta ahead.

Macao ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 181st of 238 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 11 and Malta in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macao	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1800s	17,310 people	134,072 people	116,762 people	Malta
1830s	24,000 people	148,354 people	124,354 people	Malta
1860s	85,000 people	168,587 people	83,587 people	Malta
1900s	64,000 people	206,234 people	142,234 people	Malta
1910s	76,000 people	215,840 people	139,840 people	Malta
1920s	120,500 people	217,427 people	96,927 people	Malta
1930s	170,000 people	245,509 people	75,509 people	Malta
1940s	375,000 people	254,503 people	120,497 people	Macao
1950s	193,265 people	315,025 people	121,760 people	Malta
1960s	223,459 people	327,598 people	104,139 people	Malta
1970s	242,606 people	332,964 people	90,358 people	Malta
1980s	288,549 people	352,494 people	63,945 people	Malta
1990s	393,099 people	382,729 people	10,370 people	Macao
2000s	490,161 people	411,306 people	78,855 people	Macao
2010s	616,778 people	449,359 people	167,419 people	Macao
2020s	713,501 people	539,559 people	173,942 people	Macao
2030s	721,911 people	555,678 people	166,234 people	Macao
2040s	690,008 people	545,101 people	144,907 people	Macao
2050s	644,586 people	526,091 people	118,496 people	Macao
2060s	585,332 people	499,733 people	85,599 people	Macao
2070s	508,171 people	461,794 people	46,378 people	Macao
2080s	427,132 people	417,006 people	10,126 people	Macao
2090s	359,779 people	377,615 people	17,836 people	Malta
2100s	331,174 people	359,935 people	28,761 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Macao or Malta?: Malta, at 359,935 people against 331,174 people in Macao as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Macao and Malta?: 28,761 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?: 161 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
How do Macao and Malta rank globally for population by world region?: Macao ranks 183rd 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.