Population density in Malta in 2023 — 1,727.3 per km². Ranked 8 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 69.9%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,727.3 | +67.6 | +4.07% |
| 2022 | 1,659.7 | +40.5 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,619.2 | +8.3 | +0.52% |
| 2020 | 1,610.9 | +36.2 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,574.7 | +62.5 | +4.13% |
| 2018 | 1,512.2 | +52.5 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,459.7 | +39.4 | +2.77% |
| 2016 | 1,420.3 | +32.1 | +2.32% |
| 2015 | 1,388.2 | +33.6 | +2.48% |
| 2014 | 1,354.6 | +27.1 | +2.04% |
| 2013 | 1,327.5 | +14.9 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 1,312.6 | +11.8 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,300.8 | +5.5 | +0.42% |
| 2010 | 1,295.3 | +6.3 | +0.49% |
| 2009 | 1,289 | +9.7 | +0.76% |
| 2008 | 1,279.3 | +8.3 | +0.65% |
| 2007 | 1,271 | +4.4 | +0.35% |
| 2006 | 1,266.6 | +4.6 | +0.37% |
| 2005 | 1,262 | +8 | +0.64% |
| 2004 | 1,254 | +8.4 | +0.67% |
| 2003 | 1,245.6 | +8.2 | +0.66% |
| 2002 | 1,237.4 | +9.2 | +0.75% |
| 2001 | 1,228.2 | +9.2 | +0.75% |
| 2000 | 1,219 | +7.8 | +0.65% |
| 1999 | 1,211.2 | +7.2 | +0.59% |
| 1998 | 1,204 | +7.8 | +0.65% |
| 1997 | 1,196.2 | +9 | +0.76% |
| 1996 | 1,187.2 | +7.8 | +0.66% |
| 1995 | 1,179.4 | +8.2 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,171.2 | +10.9 | +0.94% |
| 1993 | 1,160.3 | +11.5 | +1% |
| 1992 | 1,148.8 | +11.8 | +1.04% |
| 1991 | 1,137 | +30.2 | +2.73% |
| 1990 | 1,106.8 | +10.8 | +0.98% |
| 1989 | 1,096 | +10.6 | +0.98% |
| 1988 | 1,085.4 | +8.9 | +0.82% |
| 1987 | 1,076.5 | +7.4 | +0.69% |
| 1986 | 1,069.1 | +17.7 | +1.68% |
| 1985 | 1,051.4 | +18.3 | +1.77% |
| 1984 | 1,033.1 | +0.2 | +0.02% |
| 1983 | 1,032.9 | +14.5 | +1.42% |
| 1982 | 1,018.4 | +21.6 | +2.17% |
| 1981 | 996.8 | +7.3 | +0.74% |
| 1980 | 989.5 | +10.3 | +1.05% |
| 1979 | 979.2 | +9.9 | +1.02% |
| 1978 | 969.3 | +10 | +1.05% |
| 1977 | 959.3 | +3.7 | +0.39% |
| 1976 | 955.5 | +4.9 | +0.51% |
| 1975 | 950.7 | +7 | +0.74% |
| 1974 | 943.7 | −0.6 | −0.07% |
| 1973 | 944.4 | −0.8 | −0.08% |
| 1972 | 945.2 | −0.8 | −0.08% |
| 1971 | 945.9 | +0.2 | +0.02% |
| 1970 | 945.8 | −5.2 | −0.54% |
| 1969 | 950.9 | −11.3 | −1.17% |
| 1968 | 962.2 | −11.4 | −1.17% |
| 1967 | 973.6 | −11.4 | −1.16% |
| 1966 | 985 | −11.3 | −1.13% |
| 1965 | 996.3 | −7.7 | −0.76% |
| 1964 | 1,003.9 | −4.1 | −0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,008 | −4.2 | −0.42% |
| 1962 | 1,012.2 | −4.2 | −0.42% |
| 1961 | 1,016.4 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
