Percentage of one-person households in Malta
Malta: Percentage of one-person households was 26.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Malta, 2005–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 26.9% for percentage of one-person households in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Malta peaked at 26.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 25th of 67 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.5% | 26.9% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Malta?
- Percentage of one-person households in Malta was 26.9% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of one-person households recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 67 regions with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.