Iceland vs Malta: Rural population

Iceland
22,689
in 2025
Malta
25,040
in 2025
Iceland rank
188th
Malta rank
187th

Rural population over time

  • Iceland
  • Malta
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019922025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 25,040 against 22,689 in Iceland, a difference of 2,351.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 188th and Malta ranks 187th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.