Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8807 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malta ranks 5th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8954 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.8807 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.9021 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9072 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.8972 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.9275 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9762 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.9351 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.02 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.03 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.13 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.14 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.28 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.29 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Singapore 8.47 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 3 Gibraltar 3.53 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bahrain 2.03 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 6 Sint Maarten 1.26 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bermuda 1.12 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 0.739 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Malta was 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8807 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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 - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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.