Malta vs New Caledonia: Population by world region
Malta
359,935 people
in 2100
New Caledonia
337,224 people
in 2100
Malta rank
181st
New Caledonia rank
182nd
Population by world region over time
- Malta
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 359,935 people against 337,224 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 22,711 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Malta ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 182nd of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 44 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10,000 people | 10,265 people | 265 people | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 10,000 people | 11,406 people | 1,406 people | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 10,000 people | 12,673 people | 2,673 people | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 20,000 people | 14,082 people | 5,918 people | Malta |
| 1400s | 10,000 people | 15,646 people | 5,646 people | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 20,000 people | 17,385 people | 2,615 people | Malta |
| 1600s | 40,000 people | 19,317 people | 20,683 people | Malta |
| 1700s | 70,000 people | 21,463 people | 48,537 people | Malta |
| 1710s | 72,000 people | 22,593 people | 49,407 people | Malta |
| 1720s | 74,000 people | 23,782 people | 50,218 people | Malta |
| 1730s | 76,000 people | 25,033 people | 50,967 people | Malta |
| 1740s | 78,000 people | 26,351 people | 51,649 people | Malta |
| 1750s | 80,000 people | 27,738 people | 52,262 people | Malta |
| 1760s | 84,000 people | 29,198 people | 54,802 people | Malta |
| 1770s | 88,000 people | 30,735 people | 57,265 people | Malta |
| 1780s | 92,000 people | 32,352 people | 59,648 people | Malta |
| 1790s | 96,000 people | 34,055 people | 61,945 people | Malta |
| 1800s | 134,072 people | 35,847 people | 98,225 people | Malta |
| 1810s | 134,072 people | 37,734 people | 96,338 people | Malta |
| 1820s | 134,553 people | 39,830 people | 94,723 people | Malta |
| 1830s | 142,294 people | 42,043 people | 100,251 people | Malta |
| 1840s | 151,015 people | 44,379 people | 106,636 people | Malta |
| 1850s | 160,270 people | 46,845 people | 113,425 people | Malta |
| 1860s | 168,587 people | 49,447 people | 119,140 people | Malta |
| 1870s | 177,322 people | 51,152 people | 126,170 people | Malta |
| 1880s | 186,494 people | 52,916 people | 133,578 people | Malta |
| 1890s | 196,124 people | 54,741 people | 141,383 people | Malta |
| 1900s | 206,234 people | 56,628 people | 149,606 people | Malta |
| 1910s | 215,840 people | 58,581 people | 157,259 people | Malta |
| 1920s | 212,759 people | 60,083 people | 152,676 people | Malta |
| 1930s | 227,340 people | 61,624 people | 165,716 people | Malta |
| 1940s | 254,503 people | 63,204 people | 191,299 people | Malta |
| 1950s | 315,025 people | 69,360 people | 245,665 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 327,598 people | 92,033 people | 235,565 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 332,964 people | 131,961 people | 201,003 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 352,494 people | 159,630 people | 192,863 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 382,729 people | 197,789 people | 184,941 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 411,306 people | 241,438 people | 169,868 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 449,359 people | 277,517 people | 171,842 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 539,559 people | 294,079 people | 245,480 people | Malta |
| 2030s | 555,678 people | 317,043 people | 238,635 people | Malta |
| 2040s | 545,101 people | 334,100 people | 211,001 people | Malta |
| 2050s | 526,091 people | 343,645 people | 182,446 people | Malta |
| 2060s | 499,733 people | 347,269 people | 152,465 people | Malta |
| 2070s | 461,794 people | 347,066 people | 114,728 people | Malta |
| 2080s | 417,006 people | 345,014 people | 71,992 people | Malta |
| 2090s | 377,615 people | 340,554 people | 37,061 people | Malta |
| 2100s | 359,935 people | 337,224 people | 22,711 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Malta or New Caledonia?
- Malta, at 359,935 people against 337,224 people in New Caledonia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Malta and New Caledonia?
- 22,711 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Caledonia?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malta and New Caledonia rank globally for population by world region?
- Malta ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 182nd 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.