Which has higher number of 1-year-olds, by sex, Iceland or Malta?

Iceland, at 2,299 people against 2,104 people in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of 1-year-olds, by sex between Iceland and Malta?

195 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Malta: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex

Iceland

2,299 people

in 2023

Malta

2,104 people

in 2023

Iceland rank

181st

Malta rank

183rd

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2,299 people against 2,104 people in Malta, a difference of 195 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland ranks 181st and Malta ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,018 people	4,012 people	1,994 people	Malta
1960s	2,251 people	3,020 people	768.2 people	Malta
1970s	2,036 people	2,616 people	579.7 people	Malta
1980s	2,070 people	2,765 people	695.7 people	Malta
1990s	2,191 people	2,489 people	297.6 people	Malta
2000s	2,130 people	2,012 people	118.2 people	Iceland
2010s	2,175 people	2,133 people	41.5 people	Iceland
2020s	2,224 people	2,152 people	72.25 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of 1-year-olds, by sex, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, at 2,299 people against 2,104 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of 1-year-olds, by sex between Iceland and Malta?: 195 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?: Iceland ranks 181st and Malta ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.