Review the relationship between Malta's population and land area to understand the country's level of population concentration.
Malta had 1727.3 residents per square kilometer of land area in 2023. Density up by 4.1% over the latest year and by 14.2% over five years. Total population changed by +12.5% during the same five-year period.
Based on comparable data for 2023, Malta ranked 8th of 216 economies by population density and 20th of 216 by five-year density growth.
Malta Population Density and Land Area by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population density, people per sq. km of land area (EN.POP.DNST); Population, total (population); Land area, sq. km (AG.LND.TOTL.K2).
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About the Indicators
Population density. Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers, expressed as people per square kilometer.
Land area. A country’s total surface area excluding inland water bodies, in square kilometers.