Home ownership rate in Malta

70.9% of people in Malta lived in a home owned by their household in 2025.

Measure: Home ownership rate Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Malta, 2025 70.9% % of population
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 69.6%
European Union, 2025 68.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 71.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 31 See the full ranking

Home ownership rate in Malta over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Home ownership rate (% of population), 2005 to 2025
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2025 70.9% 68.5%
2024 69.6% 68.4%
2023 74.7%b (break in time series) 69.1%
2022 82.6% 69.1%
2021 81.9% 69.8%
2020 81.9% 70.0%
2019 79.8% 69.8%
2018 81.6% 69.9%e (estimated)
2017 81.3% 70.0%e (estimated)
2016 81.4% 70.1%e (estimated)
2015 80.4% 70.2%e (estimated)
2014 79.8% 70.7%e (estimated)
2013 80.5% 70.7%e (estimated)
2012 81.8% 71.0%e (estimated)
2011 80.2% 70.8%e (estimated)
2010 79.5% 70.7%e (estimated)
2009 78.5% –
2008 79.9% –
2007 79.8% –
2006 80.1% –
2005 79.6% –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 69.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 80.4%, the figure has changed by −9.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_lvho02 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A rskpovth=TOTAL hhcomp=TOTAL tenure=OWN unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat