Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Malta

Rural population share in Malta in 2025 — 4.3%. Ranked 202 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 5.6 pp.

2025 4.3% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 202of 217
Period maximum 10.6%1968
Period minimum 4.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Malta, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.9%1962: 10.1%1964: 10.4%1966: 10.6%1968: 10.6%1970: 10.6%1972: 10.6%1974: 10.6%1976: 10.5%1978: 10.5%1980: 10.4%1982: 10.3%1984: 10.2%1986: 10.1%1988: 9.7%1990: 9%1992: 8.2%1994: 7.5%1996: 7.1%1998: 6.9%2000: 6.7%2002: 6.6%2004: 6.4%2006: 6.2%2008: 6%2010: 5.8%2012: 5.6%2014: 5.6%2016: 5.5%2018: 5.3%2020: 4.8%2022: 4.4%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.3%
Change over the period: −5.6 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 4.3%
World 42.2%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.3 −0 pp
2024 4.3 −0 pp
2023 4.4 −0 pp
2022 4.4 −0.1 pp
2021 4.5 −0.3 pp
2020 4.8 −0.3 pp
2019 5.1 −0.2 pp
2018 5.3 −0.2 pp
2017 5.4 −0.1 pp
2016 5.5 −0 pp
2015 5.6 −0 pp
2014 5.6 −0 pp
2013 5.6 −0 pp
2012 5.6 −0 pp
2011 5.7 −0.1 pp
2010 5.8 −0.1 pp
2009 5.9 −0.1 pp
2008 6 −0.1 pp
2007 6.1 −0.1 pp
2006 6.2 −0.1 pp
2005 6.3 −0.1 pp
2004 6.4 −0.1 pp
2003 6.5 −0.1 pp
2002 6.6 −0.1 pp
2001 6.6 −0.1 pp
2000 6.7 −0.1 pp
1999 6.8 −0.1 pp
1998 6.9 −0.1 pp
1997 7 −0.1 pp
1996 7.1 −0.2 pp
1995 7.3 −0.2 pp
1994 7.5 −0.3 pp
1993 7.8 −0.4 pp
1992 8.2 −0.4 pp
1991 8.6 −0.4 pp
1990 9 −0.4 pp
1989 9.3 −0.3 pp
1988 9.7 −0.3 pp
1987 9.9 −0.2 pp
1986 10.1 −0.1 pp
1985 10.2 −0 pp
1984 10.2 −0 pp
1983 10.3 −0 pp
1982 10.3 −0 pp
1981 10.4 −0 pp
1980 10.4 −0 pp
1979 10.4 −0 pp
1978 10.5 −0 pp
1977 10.5 −0 pp
1976 10.5 −0 pp
1975 10.6 −0 pp
1974 10.6 −0 pp
1973 10.6 −0 pp
1972 10.6 −0 pp
1971 10.6 −0 pp
1970 10.6 −0 pp
1969 10.6 −0 pp
1968 10.6 +0 pp
1967 10.6 +0 pp
1966 10.6 +0.1 pp
1965 10.5 +0.1 pp
1964 10.4 +0.1 pp
1963 10.3 +0.1 pp
1962 10.1 +0.1 pp
1961 10 +0.1 pp
1960 9.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.