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 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of one-person households in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.6% | — |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 26.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.5% | 26.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
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 countries 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.