Urban population, per capita in Malta
Malta: Urban population, per capita was 0.9568 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Malta stood at 0.9568 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.9568 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8935 units per person, in 1968.
That places Malta 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9013 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8987 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8973 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.896 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8949 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.894 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8936 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8935 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8935 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8936 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8937 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8938 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.894 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8942 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8944 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8946 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8959 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8963 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8967 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8971 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8976 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8981 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8989 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9006 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9033 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9066 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9103 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9142 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9181 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9216 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9247 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.927 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9285 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9298 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9309 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9319 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9328 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9336 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9344 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9352 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9361 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.937 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.938 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9391 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9403 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9414 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9424 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9432 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9436 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9439 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9441 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9444 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9448 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9457 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9472 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9493 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9518 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9551 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.956 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9563 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9565 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9568 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8963 units per person | 0.8935 units per person | 0.9013 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8944 units per person | 0.8936 units per person | 0.8955 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8991 units per person | 0.8959 units per person | 0.9066 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9237 units per person | 0.9103 units per person | 0.9319 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9368 units per person | 0.9328 units per person | 0.9414 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9449 units per person | 0.9424 units per person | 0.9493 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9554 units per person | 0.9518 units per person | 0.9568 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 13 Qatar 0.9936 units per person compare
- 14 San Marino 0.9719 units per person compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
- 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.9539 units per person compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 611,521 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 109.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 87.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0784 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0171 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Malta?
- Urban population, per capita in Malta was 0.9568 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9568 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8935 units per person in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for urban population, per capita?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.