Statistical Insights involve the application of statistical methods and techniques to analyse data generated from pilot projects. These still represent official statistical data but which are undergoing testing and therefore are not yet in their finalised form. Users should note that these statistics may carry a higher level of uncertainty and should be treated with caution.
Sales and Use of Inorganic Fertilisers
As part of the Statistics on Agricultural Input and Output (SAIO) Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, Member States will be required to report the quantity of nutrients from inorganic fertilisers used on an annual basis and the absolute input prices of specific fertilisers. In view of these requirements, the NSO carried out a project in order to set up a new statistical system through which these datasets were collected.
Date: 30/09/2025
Theme: Il-Biedja
Participation in compulsory education
With the aim of providing more current statistical indications on enrolment in mandatory education, the NSO is publishing flash estimates that provide an initial snapshot of trends prior to the release of final and fully validated statistics become available.
Date: 01/08/2025
Theme: L-Edukazzjoni
Tourism Intensity
Tourism intensity is a key indicator that measures the presence of tourists relative to the resident population. It combines two figures: the number of nights spent by tourists and the local population. To compare the inbound tourist population to the local population, it is essential to consider the daily average presence of tourists and residents within a specific time-period and area.
Date: 14/04/2025
Theme: It-Turiżmu
Paid Care Work in Malta
The information in this release is based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS), which is an enquiry among households which is used to monitor labour market trends across the European Union. The LFS is conducted according to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, which sets rules for collecting and analyzing data about individuals and households in a standardized way. It also follows Regulation (EU) 2020/257, which specifies the details about variables related to the labour force.
Date: 06/02/2025
Theme: Is-Suq tax-Xogħol
Digital Platform Employment: 2022
The data provided in this news release is extracted from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) pilot data collection carried out during 2022 and partly financed through EU grants. The LFS is a household-based survey and is used as a monitoring tool across the European Union for assessing progress made in various spheres of labour market and social statistics.
Date: 06/02/2024
Theme: Is-Suq tax-Xogħol
Statistical papers refer to research papers or articles that focus on statistical methods, analyses, and findings. These papers are typically written by our statisticians, who investigate a research problem and employ different statistical methods to analyse data and draw conclusions.
Trafficking in human beings: 2019-2025
This article examines seven years of administrative data on registered victims and offenders of trafficking in human beings, covering the period from 2019 to 2025. Trafficking in human beings, is a grave violation of human rights and a crime involving the exploitation of individuals. Trafficking does not require the crossing of borders and may take various forms, including forced labour and sexual exploitation.
Date: 23/07/2026
Theme: Il-Kriminalità
Implementing the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) framework in Malta
A Tourism Satellite Account is a standard statistical framework designed to quantify the total direct economic contribution of tourism to an economy by isolating tourism-related spending which is not normally included in traditional gross-domestic product (GDP) calculation from various industries.
Date: 18/06/2026
Theme: It-Turiżmu
Public Perceptions of Safety: 2025
In September 2025, the National Statistics Office conducted a survey of adults aged 18+ to gather insights on various topics. The findings are being released as a series of short articles, with the first focusing on how safe people feel in their neighbourhoods and at home after dark.
Date: 24/03/2026
Theme: Il-Kriminalità
Valuation of land underlying dwellings in Malta – A residual approach
Accurately valuing land beneath dwellings is essential for effective economic analysis and policy development. This paper estimates the value of land underlying residential properties from 1995 to 2024 using the residual method. It uses data from national censuses and dwelling prices to assess land’s economic significance and analyse long-term trends in residential land values.
Date: 01/09/2025
Theme: Il-Kontijiet Nazzjonali
Wellbeing and socio-economic determinants in the self-perception of general health status in the Maltese Islands
This paper describes an exploratory analysis of various socio-economic and wellbeing variables and their relationship with the reported health status collected annually in the Survey of Income and Living Conditions, EU-SILC, in Malta from 2018 to 2022.
Date: 18/11/2024
» Journal of Official StatisticsA Collection of Papers by the National Statistics Office and the Malta Statistics Authority
