Malta vs Qatar: Urban population (% of total population)
Malta
95.7%
in 2025
Qatar
99.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
16th
Qatar rank
13th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 99.4% against 95.7% in Malta, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 71.2% | 18.4% | Malta |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 79.7% | 9.8% | Malta |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 88.3% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 94.7% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 97.3% | 3.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 98.9% | 4.4% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 99.3% | 3.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 99.4% against 95.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Malta and Qatar?
- 3.7%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for urban population?
- Malta ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 13th 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.