Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta
Malta: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta peaked at 3.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 35th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.2% | — |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +31.2% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
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)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.0% (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Malta was 2.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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