Malta vs Upper middle income: Rural population, annual growth rate
Malta
1.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
-0.9329 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
43rd
Upper middle income rank
41st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Malta
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.3 % change on previous year against -0.9329 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.23 % change on previous year.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0556 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 0.1075 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 0.0134 % change on previous year | 0.7215 % change on previous year | 0.7081 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | -2.13 % change on previous year | 0.0531 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | -0.8817 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 0.164 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5586 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2020s | -0.2669 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 0.8324 % change on previous year | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Malta or Upper middle income?
- Malta, at 1.3 % change on previous year against -0.9329 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Malta and Upper middle income?
- 2.23 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.