Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Malta's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 26.5% compared to 2023, reaching 4.30.

Malta accounts for 21.2% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

Malta ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.5% (from 4.00 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi174, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.