Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Malta
Malta: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.924 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.924
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.924
in 2023
All-time low
0.735
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.924 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Malta peaked at 0.924 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.735, in 1990.
That places Malta 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.735 | — |
| 1991 | 0.742 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.748 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.754 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.758 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.763 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.772 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.781 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.784 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.79 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.801 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.806 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.818 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.832 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.838 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.845 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.848 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.854 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.867 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.862 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.87 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.886 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.892 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.891 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.901 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.908 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.91 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.903 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.914 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.917 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.924 | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.924 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.924 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.76 | 0.735 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8272 | 0.79 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8867 | 0.862 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9145 | 0.903 | 0.924 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Malta?
- Human development index in Malta was 0.924 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.735 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for human development index?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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