Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta

Malta: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
23rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
6
in 2023
All-time low
1.1
in 2015
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta, 2005–2025

1234562005201520252005: 1.72006: 1.82007: 2.52008: 3.32009: 2.82010: 3.72011: 32012: 2.62013: 2.52014: 1.62015: 1.12016: 1.42017: 1.42018: 1.72019: 2.62020: 2.82021: 2.72022: 2.92023: 62024: 5.92025: 6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 6 for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 445.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta peaked at 6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2015.

That places Malta 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 1.7
2006 1.8 +5.9%
2007 2.5 +38.9%
2008 3.3 +32.0%
2009 2.8 -15.2%
2010 3.7 +32.1%
2011 3 -18.9%
2012 2.6 -13.3%
2013 2.5 -3.8%
2014 1.6 -36.0%
2015 1.1 -31.2%
2016 1.4 +27.3%
2017 1.4 +0.0%
2018 1.7 +21.4%
2019 2.6 +52.9%
2020 2.8 +7.7%
2021 2.7 -3.6%
2022 2.9 +7.4%
2023 6 +106.9%
2024 5.9 -1.7%
2025 6 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.42 1.7 3.3 5
2010s 2.16 1.1 3.7 10
2020s 4.38 2.7 6 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 20 Portugal 6.3 compare
  2. 21 Austria 6.1 compare
  3. 21 Montenegro 6.1 compare
  4. 24 Lithuania 5.7 compare
  5. 24 Latvia 5.7 compare
  6. 26 North Macedonia 5.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta?
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Malta was 6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2015.
How does Malta rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
Malta ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 445.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 789 data points, 2003–2025
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