Share of children living with a single parent in Malta

Malta: Share of children living with a single parent was 18.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.4
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
23.9
in 2020
All-time low
10.4
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Share of children living with a single parent in Malta, 2005–2023

05101520252005201420232005: 10.42006: 11.32007: 13.82008: 14.82009: 14.62010: 16.22011: 16.52012: 16.82013: 18.62014: 18.92015: 19.72016: 202017: 21.22018: 21.82019: 21.52020: 23.92021: 21.92022: 19.62023: 18.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of children living with a single parent in Malta stood at 18.4.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Malta peaked at 23.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.4, in 2005.

That places Malta 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.98 10.4 14.8 5
2010s 19.12 16.2 21.8 10
2020s 20.95 18.4 23.9 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 12 Iceland 18.7 compare
  2. 13 Hungary 18.6 compare
  3. 14 Germany 18.5 compare
  4. 16 Ireland 17.9 compare
  5. 17 Denmark 17.6 compare
  6. 18 Portugal 17.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children living with a single parent in Malta?
Share of children living with a single parent in Malta was 18.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 23.9 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4 in 2005.
How does Malta rank for share of children living with a single parent?
Malta ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children living with a single parent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children living with a single parent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 630 data points, 2001–2023
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