Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta
Malta: Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status was 0.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta is 0.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta peaked at 1.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Malta 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta?
- Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status in Malta was 0.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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