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Malta vs Puerto Rico: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Malta
21,658 people
in 2050
Puerto Rico
17,230 people
in 2050
Malta rank
191st
Puerto Rico rank
193rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Malta
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 21,658 people against 17,230 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4,428 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 191st and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 16 and Puerto Rico in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1000s 9,939 people 605.83 people 9,333 people Malta
1100s 9,918 people 908.71 people 9,009 people Malta
1200s 9,891 people 1,363 people 8,528 people Malta
1300s 19,709 people 2,044 people 17,665 people Malta
1400s 9,806 people 3,062 people 6,744 people Malta
1500s 19,483 people 4,580 people 14,903 people Malta
1600s 38,621 people 6,808 people 31,813 people Malta
1700s 66,782 people 9,931 people 56,851 people Malta
1710s 66,469 people 12,871 people 53,598 people Malta
1720s 66,034 people 16,695 people 49,339 people Malta
1730s 65,474 people 21,645 people 43,829 people Malta
1740s 64,792 people 28,048 people 36,744 people Malta
1750s 63,986 people 36,325 people 27,661 people Malta
1760s 64,594 people 47,015 people 17,579 people Malta
1770s 64,956 people 60,809 people 4,147 people Malta
1780s 65,072 people 78,589 people 13,518 people Puerto Rico
1790s 64,940 people 101,481 people 36,541 people Puerto Rico
1800s 64,562 people 130,916 people 66,354 people Puerto Rico
1810s 65,166 people 168,708 people 103,542 people Puerto Rico
1820s 65,401 people 217,149 people 151,748 people Puerto Rico
1830s 65,265 people 258,632 people 193,367 people Puerto Rico
1840s 64,760 people 298,501 people 233,741 people Puerto Rico
1850s 63,884 people 368,775 people 304,891 people Puerto Rico
1860s 65,401 people 441,401 people 376,000 people Puerto Rico
1870s 66,179 people 518,338 people 452,159 people Puerto Rico
1880s 66,216 people 592,096 people 525,880 people Puerto Rico
1890s 65,513 people 659,044 people 593,531 people Puerto Rico
1900s 64,070 people 728,634 people 664,564 people Puerto Rico
1910s 65,686 people 868,258 people 802,572 people Puerto Rico
1920s 65,796 people 993,337 people 927,541 people Puerto Rico
1930s 64,402 people 1.10 million people 1.04 million people Puerto Rico
1940s 61,502 people 1.19 million people 1.13 million people Puerto Rico
1950s 32,056 people 1.34 million people 1.30 million people Puerto Rico
1960s 33,969 people 1.28 million people 1.24 million people Puerto Rico
1970s 35,166 people 1.13 million people 1.10 million people Puerto Rico
1980s 35,546 people 866,476 people 830,930 people Puerto Rico
1990s 29,136 people 358,915 people 329,778 people Puerto Rico
2000s 25,977 people 223,321 people 197,344 people Puerto Rico
2010s 24,723 people 217,543 people 192,820 people Puerto Rico
2020s 23,607 people 182,812 people 159,206 people Puerto Rico
2030s 23,021 people 131,166 people 108,145 people Puerto Rico
2040s 22,117 people 59,071 people 36,954 people Puerto Rico
2050s 21,658 people 17,230 people 4,427 people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Malta or Puerto Rico?
Malta, at 21,658 people against 17,230 people in Puerto Rico as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Malta and Puerto Rico?
4,428 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Malta ranks 191st and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd 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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About this data

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