Urban population rose 0.692% to 0.492 mil in Malta in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Malta reached an all time high of 0.492 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.271 mil in 1974. When compared to Malta's main peers, urban population in Greece amounted to 8.52 mil, 42.2 mil in Italy, 8.57 mil in Tunisia and 64.9 mil in Turkey in 2021.
Malta has been ranked 161st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Albania | mil | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | mil | 30.9 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 34.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | mil | 5.15 | 5.20 | 5.24 | 5.28 | 5.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | mil | 5.03 | 4.99 | 4.96 | 4.95 | 4.94 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 54.0 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 55.1 | 55.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | mil | 8.49 | 8.51 | 8.53 | 8.46 | 8.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 64.5 | 65.6 | 66.6 | 67.5 | 68.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 28.4 | 29.1 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 31.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.4 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 42.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 5.49 | 5.59 | 5.69 | 5.78 | 5.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | mil | 0.458 | 0.477 | 0.488 | 0.491 | 0.504 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | mil | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 6.28 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 6.44 | 6.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 8.11 | 8.22 | 8.33 | 8.42 | 8.51 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | mil | 61.2 | 62.5 | 63.5 | 64.4 | 65.5 |