Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Malta
Malta: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 6.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Malta is 6.0%, measured 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 tenure status in Malta peaked at 6.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Malta 27th out of 47 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 tenure status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 3.0% | -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 | 6.0% | +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 6.4%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5.94 Hectares (2020)
- Population density 1,727 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- 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)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.0% (2025)
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- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Malta?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Malta was 6.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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