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The average annual basic salary for Maltese employees in 2022 was €20,989, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) in its 2024 Regional Statistics report. Males earned an average of €22,096, while females earned €19,605. This represents an increase from the 2021 average salary of €19,823.
The NSO identified 85,797 individuals at risk of poverty, equating to 16.8% of Malta’s population and 15.1% for Gozo and Comino. Malta’s total population reached 542,051 in 2022, with a significant proportion aged between 30 and 39 years. Beyond figures, these are not only Maltese people who are at this risk, but also entire families who are going through this experience of poverty.
From 2017 to 2022, Malta saw a population increase of 61,596, and Gozo and Comino grew by 5,618 residents. The foreign population was 137,376, with the majority aged between 30 and 39 years. Malta experienced positive natural population changes in 2021 and 2022, while Gozo and Comino had a negative change.
In 2022, 2,546 marriages were registered. Two-person households were most common in Malta, while one-person households were prevalent in Gozo and Comino. The highest average household disposable income was in the South Eastern district (€42,855), and the lowest in the Northern Harbour district (€29,852).
Full-time employment increased by 8.6% in Malta and 5.7% in Gozo and Comino from 2021. The private sector employed 81.6% of Malta’s residents and 66% of Gozo and Comino’s residents.
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