Children per private household by labour status within households in Malta
Malta: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children per private household by labour status within households and in Malta, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children per private household by labour status within households and in Malta stood at 0.3. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in Malta peaked at 0.7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2025.
That places Malta 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Children per private household by labour status within households in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7 | — |
| 2007 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.65 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.52 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in Malta?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in Malta was 0.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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