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 69.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta is 69.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta peaked at 69.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2006.
That places Malta 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +64.2% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +71.7% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +18.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 69.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malta's 69.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.9%, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +71.7% | 15.9% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 9.5% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 31.6% | 49.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 54.5% | 69.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 6 Korea 73.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 72.2% compare
- 8 Austria 70.7% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 69.6% compare
- 11 Malaysia 69.0% compare
- 12 Switzerland 67.0% compare
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 69.7% in 2023, 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 69.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 81.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release