Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.28% to 4.99% in Malta in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Malta reached an all time high of 10.3% in 1968 and an all time low of 4.99% in 2024. When compared to Malta's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Greece amounted to 19.0%, 27.7% in Italy, 29.1% in Tunisia and 22.1% in Turkey in 2024.
Malta has been ranked 168th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Albania | % | 39.7% | 38.8% | 37.9% | 37.0% | 36.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | % | 27.4% | 26.8% | 26.3% | 25.7% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 41.7% | 41.5% | 41.3% | 41.0% | 40.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.8% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 20.9% | 20.6% | 20.3% | 20.0% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 25.1% | 24.6% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 29.5% | 29.3% | 29.1% | 28.9% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.0% | 28.7% | 28.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 5.39% | 5.32% | 5.26% | 5.19% | 5.13% | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | % | 42.0% | 41.8% | 41.5% | 41.2% | 40.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 45.5% | 45.2% | 44.9% | 44.6% | 44.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.1% | 26.0% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 31.1% | 30.7% | 30.4% | 30.1% | 29.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 24.9% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.4% | 23.0% |
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