Malta has recorded one of the lowest rates of young people living in overcrowded homes anywhere in the EU, according to new Eurostat data.In 2025, 7.7% of people aged between 15 and 29 in Malta lived in an overcrowded household, placing the country third-lowest in the European Union. Only Cyprus, at 3.5%, and Ireland, at 7.4%, recorded lower rates.The figure sits dramatically below the EU average, where 26.9%, more than one in four young people, were living in overcrowded households. That EU-wide figure was also 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2024.At the other end of the scale, the situation was particularly pronounced in Romania, where 60.4% of young people lived in overcrowded homes. Latvia followed at 54.9%, while Bulgaria stood at 52.8%.Interestingly, Eurostat’s more detailed breakdown shows that Malta is among a small group of countries where overcrowding was highest among 20 to 24-year-olds rather than the youngest 15-to-19 age group.Eurostat defines an overcrowded household according to whether there are enough rooms for the number, ages and relationships of the people living there. Its standard includes one room for the household, one per couple and one for each single adult, alongside specific requirements for children.Separate figures from Malta’s National Statistics Office show that 4.7% of the overall population living in private households was considered to be living in overcrowded accommodation in 2025, compared with the higher 7.7% figure specifically among 15-to-29-year-olds.What do you make of Malta having one of the EU’s lowest youth overcrowding rates?•