Greece vs Malta: Percentage of one-person households

Greece
25.7%
in 2018
Malta
26.9%
in 2018
Greece rank
27th
Malta rank
25th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Greece
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 26.9% against 25.7% in Greece, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 27th and Malta ranks 25th of 67 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 20.0% 19.6% 0.3% Greece
2010s 23.9% 24.2% 0.3% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Greece or Malta?
Malta, at 26.9% against 25.7% in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Greece and Malta?
1.2%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malta?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Greece and Malta rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
Greece ranks 27th and Malta ranks 25th of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of one-person households
Unit
%
Source
UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 726 data points, 1960–2018
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Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.