Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Iceland or Malta?

Malta, at 21,658 people against 13,822 people in Iceland as of 2050.

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

7,836 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland 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.

Iceland vs Malta: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Iceland

13,822 people

in 2050

Malta

21,658 people

in 2050

Iceland rank

194th

Malta rank

191st

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 21,658 people against 13,822 people in Iceland, a difference of 7,836 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 194th and Malta ranks 191st of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Malta in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1000s	49,999 people	9,939 people	40,061 people	Iceland
1100s	69,997 people	9,918 people	60,078 people	Iceland
1200s	69,990 people	9,891 people	60,099 people	Iceland
1300s	69,969 people	19,709 people	50,260 people	Iceland
1400s	59,920 people	9,806 people	50,114 people	Iceland
1500s	59,761 people	19,483 people	40,279 people	Iceland
1600s	49,404 people	38,621 people	10,783 people	Iceland
1700s	47,765 people	66,782 people	19,017 people	Malta
1710s	47,492 people	66,469 people	18,977 people	Malta
1720s	47,188 people	66,034 people	18,846 people	Malta
1730s	46,852 people	65,474 people	18,622 people	Malta
1740s	46,482 people	64,792 people	18,309 people	Malta
1750s	46,078 people	63,986 people	17,908 people	Malta
1760s	45,638 people	64,594 people	18,956 people	Malta
1770s	45,161 people	64,956 people	19,795 people	Malta
1780s	44,645 people	65,072 people	20,426 people	Malta
1790s	44,090 people	64,940 people	20,850 people	Malta
1800s	43,493 people	64,562 people	21,069 people	Malta
1810s	42,854 people	65,166 people	22,313 people	Malta
1820s	43,048 people	65,401 people	22,353 people	Malta
1830s	43,185 people	65,265 people	22,080 people	Malta
1840s	43,258 people	64,760 people	21,501 people	Malta
1850s	43,263 people	63,884 people	20,621 people	Malta
1860s	43,192 people	65,401 people	22,209 people	Malta
1870s	41,737 people	66,179 people	24,442 people	Malta
1880s	40,248 people	66,216 people	25,968 people	Malta
1890s	38,724 people	65,513 people	26,789 people	Malta
1900s	37,165 people	64,070 people	26,905 people	Malta
1910s	35,571 people	65,686 people	30,114 people	Malta
1920s	42,002 people	65,796 people	23,794 people	Malta
1930s	46,901 people	64,402 people	17,501 people	Malta
1940s	51,376 people	61,502 people	10,127 people	Malta
1950s	36,738 people	32,056 people	4,682 people	Iceland
1960s	32,735 people	33,969 people	1,234 people	Malta
1970s	28,872 people	35,166 people	6,294 people	Malta
1980s	25,822 people	35,546 people	9,724 people	Malta
1990s	22,771 people	29,136 people	6,365 people	Malta
2000s	22,518 people	25,977 people	3,459 people	Malta
2010s	21,065 people	24,723 people	3,658 people	Malta
2020s	22,613 people	23,607 people	993.75 people	Malta
2030s	21,834 people	23,021 people	1,187 people	Malta
2040s	17,421 people	22,117 people	4,696 people	Malta
2050s	13,822 people	21,658 people	7,836 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Iceland or Malta?: Malta, at 21,658 people against 13,822 people in Iceland as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Iceland and Malta?: 7,836 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Iceland ranks 194th 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.