Urban population in Malta

Urban population in Malta: 88.9% in 1950 and 95.7% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 95.7%
Since 1950: +6.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 18 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 96%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 96% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Malta
2025	95.7
2024	95.7
2023	95.6
2022	95.6
2021	95.5
2020	95.2
2019	94.9
2018	94.7
2017	94.6
2016	94.5
2015	94.4
2014	94.4
2013	94.4
2012	94.4
2011	94.3
2010	94.2
2009	94.1
2008	94
2007	93.9
2006	93.8
2005	93.7
2004	93.6
2003	93.5
2002	93.4
2001	93.4
2000	93.3
1999	93.2
1998	93.1
1997	93
1996	92.9
1995	92.7
1994	92.5
1993	92.2
1992	91.8
1991	91.4
1990	91
1989	90.7
1988	90.3
1987	90.1
1986	89.9
1985	89.8
1984	89.8
1983	89.7
1982	89.7
1981	89.6
1980	89.6
1979	89.6
1978	89.5
1977	89.5
1976	89.5
1975	89.4
1974	89.4
1973	89.4
1972	89.4
1971	89.4
1970	89.4
1969	89.4
1968	89.4
1967	89.4
1966	89.4
1965	89.5
1964	89.6
1963	89.7
1962	89.9
1961	90
1960	90.1
1959	90.2
1958	90.3
1957	90.3
1956	90.2
1955	90.1
1954	89.9
1953	89.7
1952	89.4
1951	89.2
1950	88.9

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Malta
2026	95.7
2027	95.7
2028	95.8
2029	95.8
2030	95.8
2031	95.8
2032	95.8
2033	95.8
2034	95.9
2035	95.9
2036	95.9
2037	95.9
2038	95.9
2039	95.9
2040	95.9
2041	95.9
2042	95.9
2043	95.9
2044	95.9
2045	96
2046	96
2047	96
2048	96
2049	96
2050	96

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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