Luxembourg vs Malta: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Luxembourg
94.9%
in 2025
Malta
95.7%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
25th
Malta rank
22nd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Luxembourg
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 95.7% against 94.9% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 25th and Malta ranks 22nd of 238 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | 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 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Malta |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% | Malta |
| 1600s | 1.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | Malta |
| 1700s | 3.3% | 4.6% | 1.3% | Malta |
| 1710s | 5.9% | 7.7% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 1720s | 8.4% | 10.8% | 2.4% | Malta |
| 1730s | 11.0% | 13.8% | 2.9% | Malta |
| 1740s | 13.5% | 16.9% | 3.4% | Malta |
| 1750s | 16.1% | 20.0% | 3.9% | Malta |
| 1760s | 18.6% | 23.1% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 1770s | 21.2% | 26.2% | 5.0% | Malta |
| 1780s | 23.8% | 29.3% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 1790s | 26.3% | 32.4% | 6.0% | Malta |
| 1800s | 28.9% | 35.4% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 1810s | 31.4% | 38.5% | 7.1% | Malta |
| 1820s | 34.0% | 41.6% | 7.6% | Malta |
| 1830s | 36.5% | 44.7% | 8.1% | Malta |
| 1840s | 39.1% | 47.8% | 8.7% | Malta |
| 1850s | 41.7% | 50.9% | 9.2% | Malta |
| 1860s | 44.2% | 53.9% | 9.7% | Malta |
| 1870s | 46.8% | 57.0% | 10.2% | Malta |
| 1880s | 49.3% | 60.1% | 10.8% | Malta |
| 1890s | 51.9% | 63.2% | 11.3% | Malta |
| 1900s | 54.5% | 66.3% | 11.8% | Malta |
| 1910s | 57.0% | 69.4% | 12.4% | Malta |
| 1920s | 59.6% | 72.4% | 12.9% | Malta |
| 1930s | 62.1% | 75.5% | 13.4% | Malta |
| 1940s | 64.7% | 78.6% | 13.9% | Malta |
| 1950s | 68.0% | 89.8% | 21.8% | Malta |
| 1960s | 71.5% | 89.6% | 18.1% | Malta |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 89.4% | 12.2% | Malta |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 89.9% | 9.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 92.4% | 10.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 93.7% | 7.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 94.5% | 3.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 95.5% | 0.9% | Malta |
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, Luxembourg or Malta?
- Malta, at 95.7% against 94.9% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Luxembourg and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malta?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Malta rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th 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 modelled historical data.