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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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