Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Malta
Malta: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree was 13.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Malta, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Malta is 13.5, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Malta peaked at 30.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2023.
Malta ranks 43rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.9 | — |
| 2014 | 30.3 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 28.5 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 23.1 | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.2 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 19.8 | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 11.5 | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1 | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3 | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 13.6 | +115.9% |
| 2025 | 13.5 | -0.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 114, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +115.9% | 6.3 | 13.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.77 | 16.8 | 30.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.3 | 6.3 | 19.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More population data for Malta
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.805 (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Malta?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Malta was 13.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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 degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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