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
Share of children living with a single parent in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
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.
Share of children living with a single parent in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.4% | — |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -6.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 18.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.4% | 14.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 18.4% | 23.9% | 4 |
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 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 OECD (2025) – with minor processing by 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 OECD (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.