Malta vs Mauritius: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Malta
521,847 people
in 2025
Mauritius
495,098 people
in 2025
Malta rank
163rd
Mauritius rank
164th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Malta
- Mauritius
How they compare
Malta currently reports 521,847 people against 495,098 people in Mauritius, a difference of 26,749 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 163rd and Mauritius ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 282,962 people | 217,265 people | 65,697 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 293,621 people | 314,207 people | 20,586 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 297,792 people | 384,138 people | 86,346 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 316,942 people | 431,733 people | 114,791 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 353,586 people | 497,094 people | 143,508 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 385,323 people | 515,965 people | 130,642 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 424,632 people | 512,393 people | 87,760 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 507,786 people | 498,010 people | 9,776 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Malta or Mauritius?
- Malta, at 521,847 people against 495,098 people in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Malta and Mauritius?
- 26,749 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mauritius?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Mauritius rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Malta ranks 163rd and Mauritius ranks 164th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.