Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Malta
Malta: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malta stood at 1.67 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malta peaked at 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.14 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Malta 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Malta, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.14 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.16 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.17 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.18 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.19 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.22 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.23 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.24 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.25 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.26 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.27 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.28 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.28 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.29 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.29 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.31 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.32 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.34 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.37 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.43 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.46 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.54 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.57 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.61 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.65 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.67 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.67 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.67 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 13.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.67 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre, 16.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 Persons per square kilometre | 1.14 Persons per square kilometre | 1.24 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 Persons per square kilometre | 1.25 Persons per square kilometre | 1.3 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 Persons per square kilometre | 1.31 Persons per square kilometre | 1.57 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 Persons per square kilometre | 1.61 Persons per square kilometre | 1.67 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Singapore 8.38 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 3 Bahrain 1.86 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 4 Maldives 1.75 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.33 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 7 Barbados 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Mauritius 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malta?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malta was 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.