Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta
Malta: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 21,658 people in 2050. ▼ Falling
Latest (2050)
21,658 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
191st
of 238 countries
All-time high
66,782 people
in 1700
All-time low
9,806 people
in 1400
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta stood at 21,658 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta peaked at 66,782 people in 1700 and was at its lowest, 9,806 people, in 1400.
That places Malta 191st out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 9,939 people | — |
| 1100 | 9,918 people | -0.2% |
| 1200 | 9,891 people | -0.3% |
| 1300 | 19,709 people | +99.3% |
| 1400 | 9,806 people | -50.2% |
| 1500 | 19,483 people | +98.7% |
| 1600 | 38,621 people | +98.2% |
| 1700 | 66,782 people | +72.9% |
| 1710 | 66,469 people | -0.5% |
| 1720 | 66,034 people | -0.7% |
| 1730 | 65,474 people | -0.8% |
| 1740 | 64,792 people | -1.0% |
| 1750 | 63,986 people | -1.2% |
| 1760 | 64,594 people | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 64,956 people | +0.6% |
| 1780 | 65,072 people | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 64,940 people | -0.2% |
| 1800 | 64,562 people | -0.6% |
| 1810 | 65,166 people | +0.9% |
| 1820 | 65,401 people | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 65,265 people | -0.2% |
| 1840 | 64,760 people | -0.8% |
| 1850 | 63,884 people | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 65,401 people | +2.4% |
| 1870 | 66,179 people | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 66,216 people | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 65,513 people | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 64,070 people | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 65,686 people | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 65,796 people | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 64,402 people | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 61,502 people | -4.5% |
| 1950 | 32,704 people | -46.8% |
| 1951 | 32,570 people | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 32,263 people | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 31,969 people | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 31,728 people | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 31,588 people | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 31,588 people | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 31,784 people | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 32,048 people | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 32,317 people | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 32,666 people | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 33,062 people | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 33,471 people | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 33,860 people | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 34,192 people | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 34,423 people | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 34,521 people | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 34,467 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 34,452 people | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 34,574 people | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 34,687 people | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 34,793 people | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 34,893 people | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 34,996 people | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 35,108 people | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 35,225 people | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 35,338 people | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 35,444 people | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 35,542 people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 35,630 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 35,706 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 35,767 people | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 35,819 people | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 35,864 people | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 35,899 people | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 35,937 people | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 35,913 people | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 35,580 people | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 34,932 people | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 34,046 people | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 32,994 people | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 31,852 people | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 30,705 people | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 29,634 people | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 28,720 people | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 28,082 people | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 27,702 people | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 27,429 people | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 27,211 people | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 27,034 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26,880 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 26,736 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 26,592 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 26,436 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 26,257 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 26,045 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 25,764 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 25,400 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 25,015 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24,649 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24,339 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 24,138 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 24,050 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24,033 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24,277 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 24,746 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25,131 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 25,411 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 25,564 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 25,537 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 24,956 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 23,521 people | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 23,239 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 23,305 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 23,448 people | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 23,558 people | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 23,579 people | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 23,536 people | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 23,489 people | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 23,435 people | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 23,376 people | -0.3% |
| 2031 | 23,313 people | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 23,247 people | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 23,174 people | -0.3% |
| 2034 | 23,087 people | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 22,994 people | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 22,900 people | -0.4% |
| 2037 | 22,805 people | -0.4% |
| 2038 | 22,708 people | -0.4% |
| 2039 | 22,609 people | -0.4% |
| 2040 | 22,514 people | -0.4% |
| 2041 | 22,421 people | -0.4% |
| 2042 | 22,331 people | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 22,243 people | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 22,155 people | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 22,070 people | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 21,986 people | -0.4% |
| 2047 | 21,899 people | -0.4% |
| 2048 | 21,814 people | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 21,736 people | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 21,658 people | -0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 21,658 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 7% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 21,658 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.86 million people, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +99.3% | 9,891 people | 19,709 people |
| 1500 | +98.7% | 9,806 people | 19,483 people |
| 1600 | +98.2% | 19,483 people | 38,621 people |
| 1700 | +72.9% | 38,621 people | 66,782 people |
| 1400 | -50.2% | 19,709 people | 9,806 people |
| 1950 | -46.8% | 61,502 people | 32,704 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9,939 people | 9,939 people | 9,939 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 9,918 people | 9,918 people | 9,918 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 9,891 people | 9,891 people | 9,891 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 19,709 people | 19,709 people | 19,709 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 9,806 people | 9,806 people | 9,806 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 19,483 people | 19,483 people | 19,483 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 38,621 people | 38,621 people | 38,621 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 66,782 people | 66,782 people | 66,782 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 66,469 people | 66,469 people | 66,469 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 66,034 people | 66,034 people | 66,034 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 65,474 people | 65,474 people | 65,474 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 64,792 people | 64,792 people | 64,792 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 63,986 people | 63,986 people | 63,986 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 64,594 people | 64,594 people | 64,594 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 64,956 people | 64,956 people | 64,956 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 65,072 people | 65,072 people | 65,072 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 64,940 people | 64,940 people | 64,940 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 64,562 people | 64,562 people | 64,562 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 65,166 people | 65,166 people | 65,166 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 65,401 people | 65,401 people | 65,401 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 65,265 people | 65,265 people | 65,265 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 64,760 people | 64,760 people | 64,760 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 63,884 people | 63,884 people | 63,884 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 65,401 people | 65,401 people | 65,401 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 66,179 people | 66,179 people | 66,179 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 66,216 people | 66,216 people | 66,216 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 65,513 people | 65,513 people | 65,513 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 64,070 people | 64,070 people | 64,070 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 65,686 people | 65,686 people | 65,686 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 65,796 people | 65,796 people | 65,796 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 64,402 people | 64,402 people | 64,402 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 61,502 people | 61,502 people | 61,502 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 32,056 people | 31,588 people | 32,704 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 33,969 people | 32,666 people | 34,574 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35,166 people | 34,687 people | 35,630 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,546 people | 34,046 people | 35,937 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,136 people | 27,034 people | 32,994 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,977 people | 24,649 people | 26,880 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,723 people | 24,033 people | 25,564 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,607 people | 23,239 people | 24,956 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 23,021 people | 22,609 people | 23,376 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 22,117 people | 21,736 people | 22,514 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 21,658 people | 21,658 people | 21,658 people | 1 |
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- 188 French Guiana 32,201 people compare
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- 193 Puerto Rico 17,230 people compare
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More population data for Malta
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Malta was 21,658 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 66,782 people in 1700.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,806 people in 1400.
- How does Malta rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.