Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Malta →
Population on 1 January574,2502025+1.9% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001102024+1 year on year1 of 1 · MaltaUnemployment rate (15–74)3.1%2025-0.1 pp year on year1 of 1 · MaltaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant23,400 PPS2024 p+10.9% year on year1 of 1 · MaltaLife expectancy at birth83.02024-0.1 year on year1 of 1 · MaltaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education37.7%2025+1.4 pp year on year1 of 1 · Malta
How it compares with the regions of Europe
Each grey dot is a NUTS 2 region of Europe, for the period most of them publish. Malta in blue; the dashed line marks the EU-27 average. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Malta | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 23,095 M€ | +10.5% | — | 1 / 1 | 206 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 40,600 € | +7.7% | 40,600 € | 1 / 1 | 99 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 43,800 PPS | +4.8% | 43,900 PPS | 1 / 1 | 64 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 110 | +1 | 110 | 1 / 1 | 60 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 21,400 M€ | +10.3% | — | 1 / 1 | 203 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 1,644 M€ | +5.9% | — | 1 / 1 | 175 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 3,204 M€ | +15.7% | — | 1 / 1 | 138 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 325.2 | +4.9% | — | 1 / 1 | 201 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 56,436 | +9.6% | — | 1 / 1 | 170 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 17.1% | +2.8 pp | 17.1% | 1 / 1 | 11 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 12,469,412 | +10.2% | — | 1 / 1 | 75 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 21,714 | +8.1% | 21,714 | 1 / 1 | 18 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Malta | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp | 3.1% | 1 / 1 | 35 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 0.6% | -0.1 pp | 0.6% | 1 / 1 | 11 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 9.6% | +0.4 pp | 9.6% | 1 / 1 | 30 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population5.6 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 83.6% | +0.9 pp | 83.6% | 1 / 1 | 31 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 89.1% | +0.3 pp | 89.1% | 1 / 1 | 5 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 76.7% | +1.5 pp | 76.7% | 1 / 1 | 87 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 8.5% | +1.3 pp | 8.5% | 1 / 1 | 80 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 37.7% | +1.4 pp | 37.7% | 1 / 1 | 115 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 50.2% | +1.3 pp | 50.2% | 1 / 1 | 119 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.61% | +0.03 pp | 0.61% | 1 / 1 | 119 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Malta | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 23,400 PPS | +10.9% | 23,400 PPS | 1 / 1 | 30 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 19.4% | -0.2 pp | 19.4% | 1 / 1 | 124 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 83.0 | -0.1 | 83.0 | 1 / 1 | 72 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 5.0 | +1.4 | 5.0 | 1 / 1 | 195 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Malta | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 574,250 | +1.9% | — | 1 / 1 | 249 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 40.0 | +0.2 | 40.0 | 1 / 1 | 256 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 26.6% | +0.1 pp | 26.6% | 1 / 1 | 49 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 1,817.4 | +2.9% | 1,817.4 | 1 / 1 | 10 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 19.0 | -19.7 | 19.0 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 18.7 | -19.2 | 18.7 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.7 | -0.4 | 7.7 | 1 / 1 | 179 / 294 | |