Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.0%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2023
All-time low
2.7%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Malta is 6.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 122.2% over five years.
That places Malta 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +106.9% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malta
More urban development data for Malta
- Population density 1,727 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5.94 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 388 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 11.32 million Number (2024)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 43.44 Million euro (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.0% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 25.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Malta was 6.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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