Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta

Name: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta
Creator: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 0 people in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0 people

Rank

127th

of 182 regions

All-time high

0 people

in 1950

All-time low

0 people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2020

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta, 1950–2020

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta is 0 people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Over the whole period, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta peaked at 0 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1950.

That places Malta 127th out of 182 regions with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
1960s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
1970s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
1980s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
1990s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
2000s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
2010s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
2020s	0 people	0 people	0 people	1

Countries ranked near Malta

124 Gambia 1.07 million people compare
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126 Central African Republic 1.02 million people compare
127 Albania 0 people compare
127 Bahamas 0 people compare
127 Barbados 0 people compare
127 Bhutan 0 people compare
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
127 Botswana 0 people compare
127 Cape Verde 0 people compare
127 Comoros 0 people compare
127 Croatia 0 people compare
127 Cyprus 0 people compare
127 Djibouti 0 people compare
127 East Timor 0 people compare
127 Equatorial Guinea 0 people compare
127 Eritrea 0 people compare
127 Estonia 0 people compare
127 Eswatini 0 people compare
127 Fiji 0 people compare
127 Finland 0 people compare
127 French Polynesia 0 people compare
127 Gabon 0 people compare
127 Georgia 0 people compare
127 Gibraltar 0 people compare
127 Guinea-Bissau 0 people compare
127 Guyana 0 people compare
127 Iceland 0 people compare
127 Jamaica 0 people compare
127 Laos 0 people compare
127 Latvia 0 people compare
127 Lesotho 0 people compare
127 Lithuania 0 people compare
127 Malawi 0 people compare
127 Maldives 0 people compare
127 Mauritius 0 people compare
127 Moldova 0 people compare
127 Montenegro 0 people compare
127 Namibia 0 people compare
127 New Caledonia 0 people compare
127 North Macedonia 0 people compare
127 Norway 0 people compare
127 Oman 0 people compare
127 Palestine 0 people compare
127 Papua New Guinea 0 people compare
127 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
127 Reunion 0 people compare
127 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people compare
127 Slovakia 0 people compare
127 Slovenia 0 people compare
127 Solomon Islands 0 people compare
127 South Sudan 0 people compare
127 Suriname 0 people compare
127 Switzerland 0 people compare
127 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta?: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Malta was 0 people in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
What is the lowest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
How does Malta rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?: Malta ranks 127th out of 182 regions with data for 2020.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit: people
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.