Iceland vs Malta: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Iceland
69,977 people
in 2023
Malta
70,098 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
183rd
Malta rank
182nd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Iceland
  • Malta
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 70,098 people against 69,977 people in Iceland, a difference of 121 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 182nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Malta Difference Ahead
1950s 51,610 people 114,103 people 62,493 people Malta
1960s 65,419 people 105,399 people 39,980 people Malta
1970s 65,238 people 83,515 people 18,277 people Malta
1980s 63,021 people 83,850 people 20,828 people Malta
1990s 64,821 people 84,117 people 19,296 people Malta
2000s 65,911 people 72,494 people 6,583 people Malta
2010s 66,965 people 64,307 people 2,658 people Iceland
2020s 69,485 people 69,582 people 97.5 people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iceland or Malta?
Malta, at 70,098 people against 69,977 people in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iceland and Malta?
121 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Iceland ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.