Malta: Population density
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Malta |
Population density, people per square km |
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Latest value | 1,620 |
Year | 2021 |
Measure | people per square km |
Data availability | 1961 - 2021 |
Average | 1,153 |
Min - Max | 944 - 1,620 |
Source | Food and Agriculture Organization |
The latest value from 2021 is 1620 people per square km, an increase from 1610 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Malta from 1961 to 2021 is 1153 people per square km. The minimum value, 944 people per square km, was reached in 1973 while the maximum of 1620 people per square km was recorded in 2021.
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Definition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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Population size | 0.55 | 2023 | million |
Percent urban population | 94.94 | 2023 | percent |
Population density | 1,620 | 2021 | people per square km |
Population ages 65 and above | 19.58 | 2023 | percent |
Percent children | 13.20 | 2023 | percent |
Percent female population | 47.85 | 2023 | percent |
Rural population, percent | 5.06 | 2023 | percent |
Age dependency ratio | 48.77 | 2023 | percent |
Refugee population | 11,724 | 2023 | refugees |
Migrant population | 10 | 2015 | percent |
Population growth | 4.08 | 2023 | percent |