The European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions survey (EU-SILC), found that during 2023, 34.7% of respondents reported that pollution, grime or other environmental problems were the most common housing problems.

The survey also revealed that 2.4% of all those living in private households lived in overcrowded households. There was a decrease of 0.4% when compared to EU-SILC 2022.

In 2023, 64.9% of all inhabited dwellings in Malta and Gozo were either apartments or maisonettes, while 30.8% were semi-detached or terraced houses. Results show that the largest proportion of main dwellings (36.4%) contained five rooms). This was followed by 20.6% of main dwellings which were composed of four rooms, and a further 20.5% had six rooms

The Nationals Statistics Office noted from the survey that home ownership was the most common type of tenure status in 2023, with 72.1 per cent of all households owning their main dwelling.

The results revealed that housing costs were perceived to constitute “a slight burden” for 53.6% of all persons living in households, while they were perceived to constitute “a heavy burden” for 24.9% of all persons living in households.

EU-SILC is an annual panel survey that collects information on the income and living conditions of private households in Malta and Gozo. In 2023, a total of 4,515 households were interviewed.

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