MT · 2021 · tespm140
Housing cost overburden rate
Malta, 2021
Housing cost overburden rate
5.40
Malta, 2021
▼ 3.6% vs 2020 (5.60)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's housing cost overburden rate decreased by 3.6% compared to 2020, reaching 5.40.
Malta accounts for 31.0% of the EU-27 total of 17.4.
Malta ranks 22nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 92.9% (from 2.80 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
31.0%
EU-27: 17.4
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm140