Malta vs Netherlands: Share urban and rural population

Malta
95.68
in 2025
Netherlands
95.94
in 2025
Malta rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
21st

Share urban and rural population over time

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 95.94 against 95.68 in Malta, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 89.81 58.08 31.73 Malta
1960s 89.63 60.93 28.7 Malta
1970s 89.44 63.86 25.58 Malta
1980s 89.91 67.24 22.67 Malta
1990s 92.37 72.02 20.35 Malta
2000s 93.68 82.84 10.84 Malta
2010s 94.49 90.14 4.35 Malta
2020s 95.54 95.13 0.4154 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share urban and rural population, Malta or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 95.94 against 95.68 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in share urban and rural population between Malta and Netherlands?
0.26, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for share urban and rural population?
Malta ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share urban and rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share urban and rural population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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