Malta vs New Caledonia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malta
70,098 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
62,397 people
in 2023
Malta rank
182nd
New Caledonia rank
184th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malta
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 70,098 people against 62,397 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 7,701 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 182nd and New Caledonia ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,103 people | 25,698 people | 88,404 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 105,399 people | 35,940 people | 69,459 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 83,515 people | 52,775 people | 30,740 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 83,850 people | 57,562 people | 26,288 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 84,117 people | 61,608 people | 22,509 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 72,494 people | 67,986 people | 4,508 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 64,307 people | 67,314 people | 3,007 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 69,582 people | 62,773 people | 6,809 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, Malta or New Caledonia?
- Malta, at 70,098 people against 62,397 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malta and New Caledonia?
- 7,701 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and New Caledonia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malta ranks 182nd and New Caledonia ranks 184th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.