Children living in households with very low work intensity in Malta

Malta: Children living in households with very low work intensity was 17.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
17.1
Change on year
up 35.7%
World rank
35th
of 43 countries
All-time high
20.2
in 2015
All-time low
9.4
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Malta, 2015–2025

051015202015202020252015: 20.22016: 18.72017: 16.82018: 12.32019: 11.32020: 15.82021: 14.92022: 12.12023: 9.42024: 12.62025: 17.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 17.1 for children living in households with very low work intensity by in 2025.

That represents a change of up 35.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Malta peaked at 20.2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2023.

Malta ranks 35th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Children living in households with very low work intensity in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) in Malta, 2015 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2015 20.2 —
2016 18.7 -7.4%
2017 16.8 -10.2%
2018 12.3 -26.8%
2019 11.3 -8.1%
2020 15.8 +39.8%
2021 14.9 -5.7%
2022 12.1 -18.8%
2023 9.4 -22.3%
2024 12.6 +34.0%
2025 17.1 +35.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 17.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7, 72% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.86 11.3 20.2 5
2020s 13.65 9.4 17.1 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 34 Cyprus 17.5 compare
  2. 36 Italy 16.2 compare
  3. 37 Luxembourg 15.4 compare
  4. 38 Iceland 14.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Malta?
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Malta was 17.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2015.
What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2023.
How does Malta rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
Malta ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 446 data points, 2014–2025
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