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🇲🇹 Malta in official data
How Malta is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Unmet need for medical care: Malta has the lowest value in the EU (0.1 %, 2025).
- Tertiary students in STEM fields: Malta has the lowest value in the EU (13.2 %, 2024).
- Greenhouse gas emissions per person: Malta has the lowest value in the EU (3.8 t CO2e, 2024).
- New doctorate graduates in STEM: Malta has the lowest value in the EU (0.3 /1,000, 2024).
- Severe housing deprivation rate: Malta has the lowest value in the EU (0.5 %, 2023).
- People reporting pollution in their area: Malta has the highest value in the EU (34.7 %, 2023).
- Employment rate, ages 20–64: Malta has the highest value in the EU (83.6 %, 2025).
- R&D expenditure (GERD): Malta has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (0.61 % GDP, 2024).
- Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband: Malta has the highest value in the EU (100.0 %, 2025).
- Government budget for R&D (GBARD): Malta has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (0.17 % GDP, 2025).
- Households covered by very high capacity broadband: Malta has the highest value in the EU (100.0 %, 2025).
- Low-achieving 15-year-olds in reading (PISA): Malta has the 3rd highest value in the EU (47.9 %, 2025).
- Households covered by 5G: Malta has the highest value in the EU (100.0 %, 2025).
- Researchers: Malta has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (0.44 %, 2024).
- Deaths due to homicide: Malta has the lowest value in the EU (0.38 /100k, 2023).
- Real household disposable income per person: Malta has the 2nd highest value in the EU (171.7 2008=100, 2024).
- Unemployment rate: Malta has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (3.10 %, 2025).
- Road traffic deaths: Malta has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (2.1 /100k, 2024).
- Households with internet access: Malta has the 3rd highest value in the EU (97.8 %, 2025).
- Overcrowding rate: Malta has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (4.7 %, 2025).
- Youth unemployment rate: Malta has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (9.6 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 97.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 66.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 71.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 9.0 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 69 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 78.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 92 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 171.7 2008=100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 34,360 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 46.3 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 0.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 29.6 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 4.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 19.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 24.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 6.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 4.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 0.5 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 7.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 4.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.0 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 3.10 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 83.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 9.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 1.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 9.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 40.7 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 9.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 8.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 1.26 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 472 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 2.1 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 19.7 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 100.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 100.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 100.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 7.4 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.38 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 30.1 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 5.0 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, students’ social background mattered less in Malta than on average in the OECD: it explained 10% of the variation in maths results, against 15%, and more disadvantaged students reached the top quarter.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Malta is cited less often than the EU average (17th in the EU), but co-publications with foreign researchers are above the EU average (13th).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Malta as "narrowed", the second-best of its five levels; it was "open" until 2018.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Malta 67th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, the same rank as in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Malta 31st of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 48th for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in Malta took an estimated 491 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, up from 454 in 2023, against 124 in the Netherlands, 423 in Spain and 584 in Italy.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Malta’s government at 68.0 out of 100 in 2025, down from 70.5 in 2023.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Malta’s roads 106th of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 3.7 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Malta took 26 minutes on average, close to the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Fewer people in Malta can reach work or study without a car: 60.2% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, against 71.1% in the EU.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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