Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta
Malta: Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by was 73.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta is 73.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta peaked at 87.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 18th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.7% | — |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | +4.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 73.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.2% | 87.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 73.5% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 69.4% | 73.0% | 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)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta?
- Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Malta was 73.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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