Which has higher rural population, female, Malta or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 2.8% against 2.3% in Malta as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, female between Malta and United States Virgin Islands?

0.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States Virgin Islands?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs United States Virgin Islands: Rural population, female

Malta

2.3%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

2.8%

in 2015

Malta rank

186th

United States Virgin Islands rank

184th

Rural population, female over time

Malta
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 2.8% against 2.3% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Malta ranks 186th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 184th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.4%	8.9%	3.5%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	4.9%	5.3%	0.3%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	3.5%	3.2%	0.3%	Malta
2010s	2.5%	2.8%	0.3%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Malta or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 2.8% against 2.3% in Malta as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Malta and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Malta and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for rural population, female?: Malta ranks 186th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, female (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.