Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Malta
Malta: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.4%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
40th
of 47 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2014
All-time low
4.1%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2005–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.4% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Malta peaked at 9.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.6% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,963 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 7,932 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Malta?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Malta was 4.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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