Malta vs Portugal: Children cared only: % over the population of each age group
Malta
18.5
in 2025
Portugal
29.5
in 2025
Malta rank
45th
Portugal rank
44th
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 29.5 against 18.5 in Malta, a difference of 11.
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 45th and Portugal ranks 44th of 48 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 | 53.58 | 24.92 | 28.66 | Malta |
| 2020s | 37.22 | 28.45 | 8.77 | 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, 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 45th and Portugal ranks 44th of 48 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.