Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 55.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta stood at 55.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta peaked at 55.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2005.
That places Malta 23rd out of 62 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.7% | — |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +55.2% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +91.7% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 8.7% | 23.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 26.0% | 46.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 51.4% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta was 55.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release