Median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status - EU-SILC survey

In 2025, Malta's median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status increased by 1.8% compared to 2024, reaching 5.70.

Malta accounts for 41.6% of the EU-27 total of 13.7.

Malta ranks 27th 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 16.3% (from 4.90 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi302, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.