What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between French Guiana and Malta?

10,543 people, with French Guiana ahead.

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

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Guiana vs Malta: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

French Guiana

32,201 people

in 2050

Malta

21,658 people

in 2050

French Guiana rank

188th

Malta rank

191st

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

French Guiana
Malta

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 32,201 people against 21,658 people in Malta, a difference of 10,543 people.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.

French Guiana ranks 188th and Malta ranks 191st of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1000s	994.75 people	9,939 people	8,944 people	Malta
1100s	1,085 people	9,918 people	8,833 people	Malta
1200s	1,184 people	9,891 people	8,707 people	Malta
1300s	1,291 people	19,709 people	18,418 people	Malta
1400s	1,406 people	9,806 people	8,400 people	Malta
1500s	1,528 people	19,483 people	17,955 people	Malta
1600s	1,647 people	38,621 people	36,974 people	Malta
1700s	1,731 people	66,782 people	65,051 people	Malta
1710s	1,909 people	66,469 people	64,560 people	Malta
1720s	2,109 people	66,034 people	63,925 people	Malta
1730s	2,327 people	65,474 people	63,147 people	Malta
1740s	2,566 people	64,792 people	62,225 people	Malta
1750s	2,828 people	63,986 people	61,158 people	Malta
1760s	3,114 people	64,594 people	61,481 people	Malta
1770s	3,425 people	64,956 people	61,531 people	Malta
1780s	3,763 people	65,072 people	61,308 people	Malta
1790s	4,130 people	64,940 people	60,810 people	Malta
1800s	4,527 people	64,562 people	60,035 people	Malta
1810s	4,953 people	65,166 people	60,213 people	Malta
1820s	5,411 people	65,401 people	59,990 people	Malta
1830s	5,900 people	65,265 people	59,366 people	Malta
1840s	6,418 people	64,760 people	58,342 people	Malta
1850s	6,964 people	63,884 people	56,920 people	Malta
1860s	7,535 people	65,401 people	57,866 people	Malta
1870s	8,125 people	66,179 people	58,054 people	Malta
1880s	8,727 people	66,216 people	57,489 people	Malta
1890s	9,330 people	65,513 people	56,183 people	Malta
1900s	9,921 people	64,070 people	54,148 people	Malta
1910s	10,482 people	65,686 people	55,204 people	Malta
1920s	10,986 people	65,796 people	54,810 people	Malta
1930s	11,404 people	64,402 people	52,998 people	Malta
1940s	11,694 people	61,502 people	49,808 people	Malta
1950s	10,623 people	32,056 people	21,433 people	Malta
1960s	13,028 people	33,969 people	20,941 people	Malta
1970s	16,833 people	35,166 people	18,333 people	Malta
1980s	23,322 people	35,546 people	12,224 people	Malta
1990s	27,869 people	29,136 people	1,268 people	Malta
2000s	33,721 people	25,977 people	7,744 people	French Guiana
2010s	34,209 people	24,723 people	9,486 people	French Guiana
2020s	41,622 people	23,607 people	18,016 people	French Guiana
2030s	45,400 people	23,021 people	22,379 people	French Guiana
2040s	40,660 people	22,117 people	18,543 people	French Guiana
2050s	32,201 people	21,658 people	10,543 people	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, French Guiana or Malta?: French Guiana, at 32,201 people against 21,658 people in Malta as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between French Guiana and Malta?: 10,543 people, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Malta?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do French Guiana and Malta rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: French Guiana ranks 188th and Malta ranks 191st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.