Malta Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Malta rural population for 2021 was 26,912, a 0.64% decline from 2020.
  • Malta rural population for 2020 was 27,086, a 0.97% increase from 2019.
  • Malta rural population for 2019 was 26,826, a 2.73% increase from 2018.
  • Malta rural population for 2018 was 26,112, a 2.3% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,843,442
Germany 18,682,511
Italy 16,937,284
Poland 15,070,539
France 12,708,476
United Kingdom 10,669,915
Japan 10,221,684
South Korea 9,617,303
Spain 8,982,440
Canada 7,017,013
Saudi Arabia 5,569,435
Austria 3,672,325
Argentina 3,559,798
Australia 3,503,340
Portugal 3,422,889
Czech Republic 2,709,018
Hungary 2,694,980
Slovak Republic 2,515,539
Chile 2,374,855
Switzerland 2,263,233
Greece 2,124,201
Ireland 1,816,369
Croatia 1,642,337
Panama 1,358,683
Netherlands 1,302,355
Sweden 1,225,108
UAE 1,189,467
Slovenia 939,634
Norway 901,946
Lithuania 889,294
Finland 798,128
Trinidad and Tobago 713,019
Denmark 688,752
Israel 686,007
New Zealand 676,747
Latvia 595,103
Oman 585,672
Cyprus 412,374
Estonia 407,066
Belgium 218,295
Puerto Rico 209,130
Barbados 193,336
Bahrain 151,858
Uruguay 150,653
Channel Islands 119,131
French Polynesia 115,331
Brunei 95,515
New Caledonia 76,092
Antigua and Barbuda 70,492
Bahamas 67,855
Aruba 59,803
Luxembourg 53,305
Seychelles 41,716
Isle of Man 39,540
Liechtenstein 33,390
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,893
Faroe Islands 30,367
Malta 26,912
Iceland 22,560
Qatar 19,409
Curacao 16,703
British Virgin Islands 15,897
Andorra 9,596
Guam 8,501
Greenland 7,078
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,192
Northern Mariana Islands 4,013
Palau 3,338
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,782
San Marino 803
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Malta Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 26,912 5.19 -0.64%
2020 27,086 5.26 0.96%
2019 26,826 5.32 2.70%
2018 26,112 5.39 2.27%
2017 25,525 5.45 1.54%
2016 25,136 5.52 1.10%
2015 24,861 5.59 1.19%
2014 24,566 5.65 0.80%
2013 24,370 5.72 0.23%
2012 24,315 5.79 -0.30%
2011 24,389 5.86 -0.75%
2010 24,572 5.93 -0.70%
2009 24,744 6.00 -0.44%
2008 24,853 6.07 -0.53%
2007 24,985 6.14 -0.83%
2006 25,194 6.22 -1.85%
2005 25,664 6.36 -3.04%
2004 26,456 6.59 -3.00%
2003 27,263 6.84 -3.00%
2002 28,094 7.10 -2.91%
2001 28,923 7.36 -2.89%
2000 29,771 7.63 -3.00%
1999 30,677 7.92 -3.03%
1998 31,621 8.21 -2.95%
1997 32,568 8.51 -2.83%
1996 33,504 8.82 -1.97%
1995 34,172 9.05 -0.52%
1994 34,350 9.17 -0.28%
1993 34,446 9.28 -0.20%
1992 34,516 9.39 -0.17%
1991 34,576 9.50 1.48%
1990 34,068 9.62 -0.22%
1989 34,143 9.74 -0.23%
1988 34,222 9.85 -0.38%
1987 34,352 9.97 -0.52%
1986 34,530 10.09 0.89%
1985 34,224 10.17 1.68%
1984 33,654 10.18 -0.07%
1983 33,677 10.19 1.33%
1982 33,232 10.20 2.06%
1981 32,555 10.21 0.65%
1980 32,345 10.22 0.97%
1979 32,033 10.22 0.93%
1978 31,738 10.23 0.96%
1977 31,434 10.24 0.30%
1976 31,339 10.25 0.42%
1975 31,207 10.26 0.66%
1974 31,003 10.27 -0.15%
1973 31,051 10.28 -0.17%
1972 31,104 10.28 -0.16%
1971 31,154 10.29 -0.07%
1970 31,176 10.30 -0.63%
1969 31,373 10.31 -1.25%
1968 31,769 10.32 -0.98%
1967 32,083 10.30 -0.56%
1966 32,264 10.24 -0.54%
1965 32,438 10.18 -0.16%
1964 32,491 10.11 0.21%
1963 32,423 10.05 0.18%
1962 32,364 9.99 0.19%
1961 32,301 9.93 0.21%
1960 32,234 9.87 %