What is rural population in Malta?

Rural population in Malta was 25,040 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 34,602 in 1986.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 23,241 in 2021.

How does Malta rank for rural population?

Malta ranks 187th out of 215 regions with data for 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population in Malta

Name: Rural population in Malta
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malta: Rural population was 25,040 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

25,040

Change on year

up 1.3%

Rank

187th

of 215 regions

All-time high

34,602

in 1986

All-time low

23,241

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Malta, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, rural population in Malta stood at 25,040.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Malta peaked at 34,602 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 23,241, in 2021.

That places Malta 187th out of 215 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	32,935	32,245	33,519	10
1970s	32,240	31,966	32,743	10
1980s	33,707	32,757	34,602	10
1990s	28,501	26,400	31,762	10
2000s	25,368	24,161	26,220	10
2010s	24,548	23,662	25,532	10
2020s	24,227	23,241	25,040	6

Countries ranked near Malta

185 Faroe Islands 33,136 compare
186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31,954 compare
188 Iceland 22,689 compare
189 Qatar 19,042 compare
190 Dominica 17,136 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Malta

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 4.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Cereal production 0 metric tons (2023)

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Malta?: Rural population in Malta was 25,040 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 34,602 in 1986.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 23,241 in 2021.
How does Malta rank for rural population?: Malta ranks 187th out of 215 regions with data for 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.