Malta: housing

Are property prices rising in Malta?

House prices in Malta were 6.9% higher in the second quarter of 2026 than a year earlier, according to the house price index from Eurostat. Prices rose 1.6% from the first quarter. The figures are provisional.

Annual growth was 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 6.8% in the first quarter of 2026. In the second quarter of 2026, prices of new dwellings were 7.4% higher than a year earlier and prices of existing dwellings 5.4% higher, according to Eurostat. The index measures price changes, not price levels.

Official sources: Eurostat: house price index, Malta · Eurostat: house price index by type of dwelling, Malta

Are rents rising in Malta?

Rents paid by tenants in Malta were 3.6% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, according to the harmonised index of consumer prices from Eurostat. In July the annual rise was 3.5%. Overall consumer prices rose 2.0% in August.

The index covers actual rents paid for housing, so it follows the cost of renting rather than the price of buying. In 2025, 21.2% of Malta's population rented at market price, according to Eurostat.

Official sources: Eurostat: HICP selected items, Malta · Eurostat: tenure status, Malta

What share of people in Malta own their home?

70.9% of Malta's population lived in a home owned by their household in 2025, according to Eurostat, up from 69.6% in 2024. The EU average was 68.5%.

Of Malta's population, 20.1% lived in an owned home with a mortgage or loan and 50.9% in one without. 21.2% rented at market price and 7.9% rented at a reduced price or free of charge, down from 10.3% in 2024. The figures come from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions and refer to people, not dwellings.

Official sources: Eurostat: tenure status, Malta · Eurostat: home ownership, Malta and EU, 2025

What is Malta's urbanisation rate?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Malta was 95.7% in 2025. That is the highest since at least 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 78.4%; Malta is 4th highest of 22. Worldwide: 9th of 193.

What share of Malta's city dwellers live in slums?

0.0%: that is the share of city dwellers living in slums in Malta for 2022, according to UN-Habitat. The figure has been the same every year since 2006. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 10.9%, and Malta placed 16th highest of 19. Worldwide: 150th of 170.

What share of people in Malta have electricity?

The World Bank puts the share of people with access to electricity in Malta at 100.0% in 2024. The figure has been the same every year since 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 100.0%; Malta is 1st highest of 22. Worldwide: 1st of 193.

How many people in Malta have clean water?

99.8%: that is the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Malta for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 2nd highest of 17 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 89.0%. Worldwide: 12th of 134.

What is access to sanitation in Malta?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Malta was 100.0% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 79.8%; Malta is 1st highest of 17. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 1st highest.

What share of homes in Malta cook with clean fuels?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 100.0%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 99.5%; Malta is 1st highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 1st of 192.