Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Malta

Malta: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 was 1.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.1
Change on year
up 37.5%
World rank
48th
of 49 countries
All-time high
2.4
in 2014
All-time low
0.8
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Malta, 2005–2025

11.522.52005201520252005: 1.92006: 2.12007: 2.22008: 22009: 2.22010: 2.12011: 2.32012: 2.22013: 2.12014: 2.42015: 1.62016: 1.52017: 1.72018: 1.12019: 1.32020: 1.62021: 1.32022: 0.92023: 0.82024: 0.82025: 1.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 1.1 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in 2025.

That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Malta peaked at 2.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2023.

Malta ranks 48th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Malta, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 1.9 —
2006 2.1 +10.5%
2007 2.2 +4.8%
2008 2 -9.1%
2009 2.2 +10.0%
2010 2.1 -4.5%
2011 2.3 +9.5%
2012 2.2 -4.3%
2013 2.1 -4.5%
2014 2.4 +14.3%
2015 1.6 -33.3%
2016 1.5 -6.3%
2017 1.7 +13.3%
2018 1.1 -35.3%
2019 1.3 +18.2%
2020 1.6 +23.1%
2021 1.3 -18.8%
2022 0.9 -30.8%
2023 0.8 -11.1%
2024 0.8 +0.0%
2025 1.1 +37.5%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.5, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.08 1.9 2.2 5
2010s 1.83 1.1 2.4 10
2020s 1.08 0.8 1.6 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 46 Luxembourg 1.8 compare
  2. 47 Cyprus 1.4 compare
  3. 49 Iceland 0.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Malta?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Malta was 1.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2014.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2023.
How does Malta rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
Malta ranks 48th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,031 data points, 2003–2025
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