Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta
Malta: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9002 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta is 0.9002 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.9829 people per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9002 people per person, in 2025.
Malta ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.913 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9156 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.917 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9175 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.917 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.919 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9237 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9287 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9388 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9536 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9626 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9663 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9711 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9764 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.982 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9803 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9809 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9829 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9785 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9745 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9701 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9687 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9537 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9462 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9518 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9411 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9329 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9362 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9394 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9423 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9456 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.933 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.936 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9388 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9411 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9445 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9474 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.949 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9514 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9543 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9562 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9568 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9571 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9579 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9583 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.959 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9615 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9633 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9623 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9604 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9609 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9621 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9584 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.952 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9463 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.946 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9464 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9473 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9485 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9569 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9666 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9507 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.922 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9074 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9002 people per person | -0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9002 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9002 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9244 people per person | 0.913 people per person | 0.9536 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9756 people per person | 0.9626 people per person | 0.9829 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9482 people per person | 0.9329 people per person | 0.9701 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9441 people per person | 0.933 people per person | 0.9543 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9593 people per person | 0.9562 people per person | 0.9633 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9517 people per person | 0.946 people per person | 0.9621 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.934 people per person | 0.9002 people per person | 0.9666 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More population data for Malta
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1107 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Malta was 0.9002 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9829 people per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9002 people per person in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.