Average household size in Malta
Households in Malta had 2.4 people per household on average in 2025.
Malta, 2025
2.4
Change from 2024
0people per household
European Union, 2025
2.3 people per household
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.3 people per household
Position in 2025
13th of 31
Average household size in Malta over time
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People per household. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2024 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2023 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2022 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2021 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2020 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2019 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2018 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2.6 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2014 | 2.6 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2013 | 2.6 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2011 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2010 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2009 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2008 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2007 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2006 | 2.9 people per household | – |
| 2005 | 2.9 people per household | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.6 people per household, the figure has changed by −0.2.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 2.3 people per household.
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