Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Malta
Malta: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Malta, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Malta stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Malta peaked at 95.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1950.
Malta ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.8% | 88.9% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 89.6% | 89.4% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 89.6% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 91.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.3% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 94.2% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.2% | 95.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 21 Netherlands 95.9% compare
- 23 Uruguay 95.7% compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 94.9% compare
More population data for Malta
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,814 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.08 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Malta?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Malta was 95.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1950.
- How does Malta rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.