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.
Card payment habits in Malta
Various studies suggest that electronic payments are increasing in popularity driven largely by the growth of Fintech. Access to card payment data offers an innovative perception of economic activity with minimal time lag in comparison to traditional methods.
Date: 14/11/2025
EU-SILC: Technical note on break-in-time-series
Following the media coverage of data published from the EU-SILC survey in news release 182/2025 “EU-SILC 2024: Main dwellings”, the NSO wishes to provide further clarification on methodological updates implemented in the survey which have resulted in some of the secondary indicators from the EU-SILC 2023 and EU-SILC 2024 to no longer be fully comparable with previous years.
Date: 20/10/2025
Theme: Living Conditions
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: Agriculture
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: Education
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.
