Malta - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Malta was 488,246 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 488,246 in 2020 and a minimum value of 270,993 in 1974.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 294,316
1961 292,949
1962 291,536
1963 290,127
1964 288,759
1965 286,362
1966 282,936
1967 279,467
1968 276,131
1969 272,927
1970 271,474
1971 271,546
1972 271,346
1973 271,149
1974 270,993
1975 273,015
1976 274,435
1977 275,536
1978 278,444
1979 281,309
1980 284,300
1981 286,427
1982 292,666
1983 296,847
1984 296,939
1985 302,228
1986 307,591
1987 310,133
1988 313,103
1989 316,579
1990 320,102
1991 329,269
1992 333,102
1993 336,862
1994 340,447
1995 343,247
1996 346,401
1997 350,223
1998 353,666
1999 356,901
2000 360,316
2001 364,105
2002 367,875
2003 371,319
2004 374,812
2005 378,170
2006 380,114
2007 381,739
2008 384,526
2009 387,733
2010 389,936
2011 391,879
2012 395,713
2013 401,597
2014 409,992
2015 420,192
2016 430,220
2017 442,474
2018 458,518
2019 477,236
2020 488,246

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Malta was 94.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 94.74 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.68 in 1968.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 90.13
1961 90.07
1962 90.01
1963 89.95
1964 89.89
1965 89.83
1966 89.76
1967 89.70
1968 89.68
1969 89.69
1970 89.70
1971 89.71
1972 89.72
1973 89.73
1974 89.73
1975 89.74
1976 89.75
1977 89.76
1978 89.77
1979 89.78
1980 89.79
1981 89.79
1982 89.80
1983 89.81
1984 89.82
1985 89.83
1986 89.91
1987 90.03
1988 90.15
1989 90.27
1990 90.38
1991 90.50
1992 90.61
1993 90.72
1994 90.84
1995 90.95
1996 91.18
1997 91.49
1998 91.79
1999 92.09
2000 92.37
2001 92.64
2002 92.91
2003 93.16
2004 93.41
2005 93.65
2006 93.78
2007 93.86
2008 93.93
2009 94.00
2010 94.07
2011 94.14
2012 94.21
2013 94.28
2014 94.35
2015 94.41
2016 94.48
2017 94.55
2018 94.61
2019 94.68
2020 94.74

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization