Malta vs Portugal: Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the
Malta
18.5%
in 2025
Portugal
29.5%
in 2025
Malta rank
42nd
Portugal rank
41st
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 29.5% against 18.5% in Malta, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 45 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 27.4% | 47.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 24.9% | 28.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 28.4% | 8.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 29.5% against 18.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the between Malta and Portugal?
- 11.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Malta ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.