Which has higher population, Malta or Montenegro?

Montenegro, at 633,553 people against 532,964 people in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Malta and Montenegro?

100,589 people, with Montenegro ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Montenegro: Population

Malta

532,964 people

in 2023

Montenegro

633,553 people

in 2023

Malta rank

172nd

Montenegro rank

169th

Population over time

Malta
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 633,553 people against 532,964 people in Malta, a difference of 100,589 people.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 172nd and Montenegro ranks 169th of 236 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1950s	315,025 people	435,713 people	120,688 people	Montenegro
1960s	327,598 people	499,060 people	171,462 people	Montenegro
1970s	332,964 people	554,394 people	221,430 people	Montenegro
1980s	352,494 people	601,673 people	249,180 people	Montenegro
1990s	382,729 people	629,403 people	246,673 people	Montenegro
2000s	411,306 people	633,591 people	222,285 people	Montenegro
2010s	449,359 people	626,287 people	176,928 people	Montenegro
2020s	525,938 people	614,998 people	89,059 people	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Malta or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 633,553 people against 532,964 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Malta and Montenegro?: 100,589 people, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Montenegro?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Montenegro rank globally for population?: Malta ranks 172nd and Montenegro ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.