Malta vs World: Population, male
Malta
51.9%
in 2025
World
50.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
16th
World rank
19th
Population, male over time
- Malta
- World
How they compare
Malta currently reports 51.9% against 50.3% in World, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and World ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and World in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 49.9% | 2.7% | World |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 50.0% | 2.2% | World |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 50.1% | 1.2% | World |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 50.2% | 0.9% | World |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 50.3% | 0.7% | World |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.3% | 0.1% | World |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 50.3% | 1.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malta or World?
- Malta, at 51.9% against 50.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malta and World?
- 1.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and World rank globally for population, male?
- Malta ranks 16th and World ranks 19th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.