Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most in Malta
Malta: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most was 2.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.4 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Malta peaked at 7.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2022.
Malta ranks 49th 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 … most in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9 | — |
| 2006 | 5.3 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 5 | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 5.7 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 6.8 | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 5 | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | -51.4% |
| 2023 | 5 | +177.8% |
| 2024 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4 | -50.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +177.8% | 1.8 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.22 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 | 1.8 | 5 | 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 most in Malta?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Malta was 2.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most?
- Malta ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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