Which has higher rural population, Dominica or Malta?

Malta, at 25,040 against 17,136 in Dominica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Malta?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Malta: Rural population

Dominica

17,136

in 2025

Malta

25,040

in 2025

Dominica rank

190th

Malta rank

187th

Rural population over time

Dominica
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 25,040 against 17,136 in Dominica, a difference of 7,904.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Dominica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 190th and Malta ranks 187th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	39,164	32,935	6,229	Dominica
1970s	41,714	32,240	9,474	Dominica
1980s	32,778	33,707	929.4	Malta
1990s	24,418	28,501	4,083	Malta
2000s	23,180	25,368	2,188	Malta
2010s	20,962	24,548	3,587	Malta
2020s	18,076	24,227	6,151	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Dominica or Malta?: Malta, at 25,040 against 17,136 in Dominica as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Dominica and Malta?: 7,904, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Malta?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Malta rank globally for rural population?: Dominica ranks 190th and Malta ranks 187th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.