Rural population in Malta in 2025 — 25,040 people. Ranked 189 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 22.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,040 | +321 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 24,719 | +549 | +2.27% |
| 2023 | 24,170 | +803 | +3.44% |
| 2022 | 23,367 | +126 | +0.54% |
| 2021 | 23,241 | −1,584 | −6.38% |
| 2020 | 24,825 | −707 | −2.77% |
| 2019 | 25,532 | +2 | +0.01% |
| 2018 | 25,530 | +162 | +0.64% |
| 2017 | 25,368 | +279 | +1.11% |
| 2016 | 25,089 | +385 | +1.56% |
| 2015 | 24,704 | +483 | +1.99% |
| 2014 | 24,221 | +392 | +1.65% |
| 2013 | 23,829 | +150 | +0.63% |
| 2012 | 23,679 | +17 | +0.07% |
| 2011 | 23,662 | −209 | −0.88% |
| 2010 | 23,871 | −290 | −1.2% |
| 2009 | 24,161 | −281 | −1.15% |
| 2008 | 24,442 | −320 | −1.29% |
| 2007 | 24,762 | −372 | −1.48% |
| 2006 | 25,134 | −314 | −1.23% |
| 2005 | 25,448 | −200 | −0.78% |
| 2004 | 25,648 | −164 | −0.64% |
| 2003 | 25,812 | −151 | −0.58% |
| 2002 | 25,963 | −125 | −0.48% |
| 2001 | 26,088 | −132 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | 26,220 | −180 | −0.68% |
| 1999 | 26,400 | −224 | −0.84% |
| 1998 | 26,624 | −252 | −0.94% |
| 1997 | 26,876 | −275 | −1.01% |
| 1996 | 27,151 | −411 | −1.49% |
| 1995 | 27,562 | −656 | −2.32% |
| 1994 | 28,218 | −874 | −3% |
| 1993 | 29,092 | −1,025 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | 30,117 | −1,093 | −3.5% |
| 1991 | 31,210 | −552 | −1.74% |
| 1990 | 31,762 | −995 | −3.04% |
| 1989 | 32,757 | −831 | −2.47% |
| 1988 | 33,588 | −641 | −1.87% |
| 1987 | 34,229 | −373 | −1.08% |
| 1986 | 34,602 | +308 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 34,294 | +439 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 33,855 | −150 | −0.44% |
| 1983 | 34,005 | +330 | +0.98% |
| 1982 | 33,675 | +581 | +1.76% |
| 1981 | 33,094 | +120 | +0.36% |
| 1980 | 32,974 | +231 | +0.71% |
| 1979 | 32,743 | +228 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 32,515 | +244 | +0.76% |
| 1977 | 32,271 | +43 | +0.13% |
| 1976 | 32,228 | +90 | +0.28% |
| 1975 | 32,138 | +172 | +0.54% |
| 1974 | 31,966 | −77 | −0.24% |
| 1973 | 32,043 | −72 | −0.22% |
| 1972 | 32,115 | −64 | −0.2% |
| 1971 | 32,179 | −23 | −0.07% |
| 1970 | 32,202 | −194 | −0.6% |
| 1969 | 32,396 | −394 | −1.2% |
| 1968 | 32,790 | −372 | −1.12% |
| 1967 | 33,162 | −249 | −0.75% |
| 1966 | 33,411 | −108 | −0.32% |
| 1965 | 33,519 | +111 | +0.33% |
| 1964 | 33,408 | +293 | +0.88% |
| 1963 | 33,115 | +312 | +0.95% |
| 1962 | 32,803 | +300 | +0.92% |
| 1961 | 32,503 | +258 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 32,245 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
