Malta vs Netherlands: Urban population (% of total population)
Malta
95.7%
in 2025
Netherlands
95.9%
in 2025
Malta rank
16th
Netherlands rank
15th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 95.9% against 95.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 60.9% | 28.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 63.9% | 25.6% | Malta |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 67.2% | 22.7% | Malta |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 72.0% | 20.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 82.8% | 10.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 90.1% | 4.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Malta or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 95.9% against 95.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for urban population?
- Malta ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.