Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.26% to 5.19% in Malta in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Malta reached an all time high of 10.3% in 1968 and an all time low of 5.19% in 2021. When compared to Malta's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Greece amounted to 20.0%, 28.7% in Italy, 30.1% in Tunisia and 23.4% in Turkey in 2021.
Malta has been ranked 168th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 42.6% | 41.6% | 40.6% | 39.7% | 38.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | % | 29.2% | 28.5% | 27.9% | 27.4% | 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 42.3% | 42.1% | 41.9% | 41.7% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 26.0% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 20.3% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 19.6% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 30.4% | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.6% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 20.7% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 42.6% | 42.4% | 42.3% | 42.0% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 5.59% | 5.52% | 5.45% | 5.39% | 5.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 46.2% | 46.0% | 45.7% | 45.5% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 31.9% | 31.7% | 31.4% | 31.1% | 30.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 26.4% | 25.9% | 25.4% | 24.9% | 24.4% |
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