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
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Malta, 2005–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1107 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
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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