Euro area vs Malta: Population density

Euro area
125.59 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Malta
1,727 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Euro area rank
7th
Malta rank
8th

Population density over time

  • Euro area
  • Malta
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1,727 people per sq. km of land area against 125.59 people per sq. km of land area in Euro area, a difference of 1,601 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Malta's figure about 13.8 times Euro area's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 7th and Malta ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 115.38 people per sq. km of land area 989.83 people per sq. km of land area 874.45 people per sq. km of land area Malta
1970s 122.58 people per sq. km of land area 953.9 people per sq. km of land area 831.33 people per sq. km of land area Malta
1980s 127.19 people per sq. km of land area 1,045 people per sq. km of land area 917.73 people per sq. km of land area Malta
1990s 120.4 people per sq. km of land area 1,170 people per sq. km of land area 1,050 people per sq. km of land area Malta
2000s 120.15 people per sq. km of land area 1,255 people per sq. km of land area 1,135 people per sq. km of land area Malta
2010s 123.44 people per sq. km of land area 1,395 people per sq. km of land area 1,271 people per sq. km of land area Malta
2020s 125 people per sq. km of land area 1,654 people per sq. km of land area 1,529 people per sq. km of land area Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Euro area or Malta?
Malta, at 1,727 people per sq. km of land area against 125.59 people per sq. km of land area in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Euro area and Malta?
1,601 people per sq. km of land area, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Malta rank globally for population density?
Euro area ranks 7th and Malta ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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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.