Urban Population: Malta
Malta's urban population is currently 95.7% as of 2024. # Malta Urban Population Malta's urban population reached 95.
Current (2024)
95.7%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (2024)
95.7%
Low (1968)
89.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Malta
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Malta
Analysis# Malta Urban Population
Malta's urban population reached 95.655% in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This extraordinarily high urbanization rate reflects a nation where nearly all residents live in urban areas. The country has climbed 6.1 percentage points since 1960, when 89.351% of the population was urbanized, demonstrating a steady shift toward concentrated settlement patterns over six decades.
The most striking aspect of Malta's urbanization emerges in recent years. Between 2015 and 2024, the urban share increased by 1.2 percentage points—a relatively modest gain suggesting the country approaches saturation. With urbanization already exceeding 95%, Malta has limited room for further growth in this metric. Continued population concentration depends largely on domestic migration patterns and immigration flows rather than any fundamental shift in settlement geography.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.03% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.03% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.09% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.35% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.26% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.22% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.09% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.04% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.03% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.02% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.03% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.05% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.08% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.11% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.12% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.12% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +0.12% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.11% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.10% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 93.6% | +0.09% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | +0.09% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.09% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.09% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | +0.10% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | +0.11% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +0.12% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | +0.14% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | +0.17% |
| 1995 | 92.7% | +0.24% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +0.33% |
| 1993 | 92.2% | +0.39% |
| 1992 | 91.8% | +0.42% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | +0.41% |
| 1989 | 90.7% | +0.37% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | +0.30% |
| 1987 | 90.1% | +0.20% |
| 1986 | 89.9% | +0.09% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | +0.05% |
| 1984 | 89.8% | +0.05% |
| 1983 | 89.7% | +0.05% |
| 1982 | 89.7% | +0.05% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | +0.04% |
| 1980 | 89.6% | +0.04% |
| 1979 | 89.5% | +0.04% |
| 1978 | 89.5% | +0.03% |
| 1977 | 89.5% | +0.03% |
| 1976 | 89.5% | +0.03% |
| 1975 | 89.4% | +0.02% |
| 1974 | 89.4% | +0.02% |
| 1973 | 89.4% | +0.02% |
| 1972 | 89.4% | +0.01% |
| 1971 | 89.4% | +0.01% |
| 1970 | 89.4% | +0.01% |
| 1969 | 89.4% | +0.00% |
| 1968 | 89.4% | -0.01% |
| 1967 | 89.4% | -0.05% |
| 1966 | 89.4% | -0.10% |
| 1965 | 89.5% | -0.13% |
| 1964 | 89.6% | -0.15% |
| 1963 | 89.7% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 89.9% | -0.15% |
| 1961 | 90.0% | -0.13% |
| 1960 | 90.1% | — |
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