Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre was 1,666 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,666 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1,666 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1,011 units per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta is 1,666 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 1,666 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,011 units per square kilometre, in 1968.

That places Malta 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 1,034 units per square kilometre
1962 1,033 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1963 1,031 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1964 1,027 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1965 1,023 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1966 1,018 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1967 1,012 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1968 1,011 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1969 1,015 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1970 1,019 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1971 1,023 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1972 1,027 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1973 1,031 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1974 1,037 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1975 1,042 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1976 1,048 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1977 1,054 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1978 1,060 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1979 1,066 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1980 1,072 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1981 1,077 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1982 1,083 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1983 1,089 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1984 1,095 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1985 1,102 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1986 1,110 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1987 1,119 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1988 1,129 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1989 1,139 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1990 1,150 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1991 1,160 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1992 1,171 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1993 1,182 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1994 1,192 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1995 1,202 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 1,211 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1997 1,221 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 1,231 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1999 1,240 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 1,250 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2001 1,259 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2002 1,267 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2003 1,276 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 1,284 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 1,292 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2006 1,298 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 1,304 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2008 1,309 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 1,315 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2010 1,321 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2011 1,327 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2012 1,333 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2013 1,339 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 1,358 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2015 1,391 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2016 1,423 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2017 1,462 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2018 1,514 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2019 1,575 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2020 1,619 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2021 1,639 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2022 1,651 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 1,666 units per square kilometre +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,023 units per square kilometre 1,011 units per square kilometre 1,034 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 1,041 units per square kilometre 1,019 units per square kilometre 1,066 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 1,102 units per square kilometre 1,072 units per square kilometre 1,139 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 1,196 units per square kilometre 1,150 units per square kilometre 1,240 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 1,285 units per square kilometre 1,250 units per square kilometre 1,315 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 1,404 units per square kilometre 1,321 units per square kilometre 1,575 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 1,644 units per square kilometre 1,619 units per square kilometre 1,666 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 5 Gibraltar 3,849 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 6 Bahrain 1,962 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 7 Maldives 1,765 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 9 Bangladesh 1,319 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 10 Sint Maarten 1,258 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 11 Bermuda 1,199 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta?
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malta was 1,666 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population regions with projections, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1,666 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population regions with projections, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,011 units per square kilometre in 1968.
How does Malta rank for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population regions with projections, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population regions with projections 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.

Population regions with projections ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections 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.