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Overcrowding rate in Malta

Overcrowding rate in Malta was 4.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1 pts from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20254.7%
Change on 2024+1 pts
Rank25th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high4.72025
Series low2.42023

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Overcrowding rate in Malta, 2005 to 2025

22.533.544.5520052008201120142017202020252005: 3.8 %2006: 3.5 %2007: 4.2 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 3.8 %2010: 4 %2011: 4.4 %2012: 4 %2013: 4.5 %2014: 4 %2015: 3.8 %2016: 3 %2017: 3 %2018: 3.4 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 4.2 %2021: 2.9 %2022: 2.8 %2023: 2.4 %2024: 3.7 %2025: 4.7 %234520052012201920252005: 3.8 %2006: 3.5 %2007: 4.2 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 3.8 %2010: 4 %2011: 4.4 %2012: 4 %2013: 4.5 %2014: 4 %2015: 3.8 %2016: 3 %2017: 3 %2018: 3.4 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 4.2 %2021: 2.9 %2022: 2.8 %2023: 2.4 %2024: 3.7 %2025: 4.7 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 21 values
Period%
20254.7
20243.7
20232.4
20222.8
20212.9
20204.2
20193.7
20183.4
20173
20163
20153.8
20144
20134.5
20124
20114.4
20104
20093.8
20083.9
20074.2
20063.5
20053.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Malta4.7
European Union (27)16.8

Malta compared with nearby places

Austria: 14.2 %Belgium: 6.6 %Bulgaria: 32.5 %Cyprus: 2.2 %Czechia: 16.7 %Germany: 11.7 %Denmark: 9.9 %Estonia: 17.9 %Spain: 9.5 %Finland: 9.5 %France: 10.8 %Greece: 28.3 %Croatia: 31.8 %Hungary: 14.6 %Ireland: 5.4 %Italy: 24.3 %Lithuania: 27.8 %Luxembourg: 8.8 %Latvia: 38.9 %Malta: 4.7 %Netherlands: 4.1 %Poland: 30.9 %Portugal: 12.7 %Romania: 40.4 %Sweden: 15.7 %Slovenia: 10.5 %Slovakia: 27.8 %
  • Under 8.9
  • 8.9 to 11
  • 11 to 16
  • 16 to 28
  • 28 and over
Overcrowding rate, 2025, %. Malta is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Share of the population living in a dwelling with fewer rooms than the EU standard for the household: one room for the household, one per couple, one per single person aged 18 or over, one per pair of children of the same sex aged 12 to 17, one per single child aged 12 to 17 not in such a pair, and one per pair of children under 12 (EU-SILC).

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Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a) (Overcrowding rate, Malta, 2005 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table

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Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), Overcrowding rate, Malta, 2005 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/malta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Overcrowding rate, Malta, 2005 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/malta.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), Overcrowding rate, Malta, 2005 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/malta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_overcrowding_rate_malta_2025,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc\_lvho05a): Overcrowding rate, Malta, 2005 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/malta. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc\_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the overcrowding rate in Malta?

Overcrowding rate in Malta was 4.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1 pts from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest overcrowding rate in Malta?

4.7% in 2025, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Overcrowding rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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