Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2025
All-time low
88.9%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita 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
Malta recorded 95.7% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 88.9% | — |
| 1951 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 95.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 95.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.5%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 19 Martinique 96.8% compare
- 20 Guadeloupe 96.4% compare
- 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
- 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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1950.
- How does Malta rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 areas vs. GDP per capita. 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.