Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta

Malta: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 5.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.4
Change on year
up 25.6%
World rank
34th
of 37 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 2025
All-time low
2.8
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta, 2005–2025

02462005201520252005: 42006: 3.72007: 4.52008: 4.12009: 4.12010: 4.32011: 4.82012: 4.22013: 4.82014: 4.32015: 4.12016: 3.32017: 3.42018: 3.82019: 4.12020: 4.82021: 3.32022: 3.22023: 2.82024: 4.32025: 5.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta stood at 5.4. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta peaked at 5.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2023.

That places Malta 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households in Malta, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 4
2006 3.7 -7.5%
2007 4.5 +21.6%
2008 4.1 -8.9%
2009 4.1 +0.0%
2010 4.3 +4.9%
2011 4.8 +11.6%
2012 4.2 -12.5%
2013 4.8 +14.3%
2014 4.3 -10.4%
2015 4.1 -4.7%
2016 3.3 -19.5%
2017 3.4 +3.0%
2018 3.8 +11.8%
2019 4.1 +7.9%
2020 4.8 +17.1%
2021 3.3 -31.2%
2022 3.2 -3.0%
2023 2.8 -12.5%
2024 4.3 +53.6%
2025 5.4 +25.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.08 3.7 4.5 5
2010s 4.11 3.3 4.8 10
2020s 3.97 2.8 5.4 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 31 Norway 6.5 compare
  2. 32 Finland 5.5 compare
  3. 32 United Kingdom 5.5 compare
  4. 34 Ireland 5.4 compare
  5. 36 Netherlands 3.7 compare
  6. 37 Cyprus 2.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta?
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta was 5.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2025.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2023.
How does Malta rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
Malta ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 825 data points, 2003–2025
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