Malta vs Zimbabwe: Population growth
Malta
1.9%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2025
Malta rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
54th
Population growth over time
- Malta
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malta ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8% | 3.2% | 3.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 3.9% | 2.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Malta or Zimbabwe?
- Malta, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Malta and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Zimbabwe rank globally for population growth?
- Malta ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.