Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Malta
Malta: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 5.7 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5.7
Change on year
up 32.6%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
5.7
in 2025
All-time low
2.7
in 2022
Years of data
21
2005β2025
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Malta, 2005β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5.7 for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Malta peaked at 5.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2022.
That places Malta 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 31 Norway 9.4 compare
- 32 Ireland 9.1 compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.3 compare
- 34 Netherlands 5.7 compare
- 36 Cyprus 2.3 compare
More population data for Malta
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.805 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11,503 (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.805 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1107 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.1107 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,814 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Malta?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Malta was 5.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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