Guadeloupe vs Malta: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Guadeloupe
96.4%
in 2025
Malta
95.7%
in 2025
Guadeloupe rank
20th
Malta rank
22nd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Guadeloupe
- Malta
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 96.4% against 95.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.
Guadeloupe ranks 20th and Malta ranks 22nd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 11 and Malta in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Malta |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Malta |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Malta |
| 1400s | 0.4% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 1500s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Malta |
| 1600s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Malta |
| 1700s | 9.5% | 4.6% | 4.9% | Guadeloupe |
| 1710s | 10.7% | 7.7% | 3.1% | Guadeloupe |
| 1720s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 1.0% | Guadeloupe |
| 1730s | 12.9% | 13.8% | 1.0% | Malta |
| 1740s | 14.1% | 16.9% | 2.8% | Malta |
| 1750s | 15.5% | 20.0% | 4.6% | Malta |
| 1760s | 16.9% | 23.1% | 6.2% | Malta |
| 1770s | 18.5% | 26.2% | 7.6% | Malta |
| 1780s | 20.3% | 29.3% | 9.0% | Malta |
| 1790s | 22.3% | 32.4% | 10.1% | Malta |
| 1800s | 24.4% | 35.4% | 11.1% | Malta |
| 1810s | 26.7% | 38.5% | 11.8% | Malta |
| 1820s | 29.2% | 41.6% | 12.4% | Malta |
| 1830s | 32.0% | 44.7% | 12.7% | Malta |
| 1840s | 35.1% | 47.8% | 12.7% | Malta |
| 1850s | 38.4% | 50.9% | 12.5% | Malta |
| 1860s | 42.1% | 53.9% | 11.9% | Malta |
| 1870s | 46.1% | 57.0% | 11.0% | Malta |
| 1880s | 50.5% | 60.1% | 9.7% | Malta |
| 1890s | 55.3% | 63.2% | 7.9% | Malta |
| 1900s | 60.5% | 66.3% | 5.8% | Malta |
| 1910s | 66.3% | 69.4% | 3.1% | Malta |
| 1920s | 72.6% | 72.4% | 0.2% | Guadeloupe |
| 1930s | 79.5% | 75.5% | 4.0% | Guadeloupe |
| 1940s | 87.1% | 78.6% | 8.5% | Guadeloupe |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 89.8% | 43.7% | Malta |
| 1960s | 66.2% | 89.6% | 23.5% | Malta |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 89.4% | 7.7% | Malta |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 89.9% | 2.4% | Guadeloupe |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 92.4% | 5.2% | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 93.7% | 4.7% | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.5% | 3.3% | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 0.9% | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Guadeloupe or Malta?
- Guadeloupe, at 96.4% against 95.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Guadeloupe and Malta?
- 0.7%, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Malta?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guadeloupe and Malta rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Guadeloupe ranks 20th and Malta ranks 22nd 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.