Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta
Malta: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 4.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta stood at 4.7. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta peaked at 4.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2023.
That places Malta 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.8 | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 4 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | +54.2% |
| 2025 | 4.7 | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.84 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.78 | 3 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 32 Belgium 6.6 compare
- 33 Ireland 5.4 compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.8 compare
- 36 Netherlands 4.1 compare
- 37 Cyprus 2.2 compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7953 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 38,102 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 13.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 22.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0812 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 3,891 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Malta was 4.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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