NUTS-3 MT002 · Malta
Population
41,2532025
GDP
€993M2024
Unemployment· NUTS-2 source
3.1%2025
Employment· NUTS-2 source
83.6%2025
Active firms· FR-only
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Cadastral parcels· FR-only
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Area
67.3 km²
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2 regions side-by-side
MT002 · EL413
Decision brief
Download brief (PDF)mandate-neutral · ranked by overall opportunity
Best overall fit: Gozo and Comino/Għawdex u Kemmuna (Opportunity 45). Runner-up: Χίος (23). Contrarian pick: Χίος — leads the set on Demographic outlook (EU pctl 100).
Strengths
Growth momentum (93) · Labour market (85)
Red flags
Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%)
Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)
#2Χίος
Strengths
Demographic outlook (100) · Cost advantage (88)
Red flags
Economic base (EU bottom 15%)
Labour market (EU bottom 15%)
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)
Connectivity (EU bottom 15%)
Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)
Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)
Governance (EU bottom 15%)
Why you might not pick Gozo and Comino/Għawdex u Kemmuna
Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%); Industrial base (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Demographic outlook (EU pctl 2) — Χίος may suit a mandate that weights that higher.
How robust is this recommendation?
Gozo and Comino/Għawdex u Kemmuna leads under all four archetype mandates — the recommendation is weight-stable.
Phase-2 diligence checklist
- Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
- Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
- Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
- Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics
This is a mandate-neutral read. To weight the pillars to your thesis, run these regions through the Site Screener — it ranks all 1,211 regions under your weights and exports the full PDF. First-pass macro screening, not investment advice.
Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores
Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure
44.6
23.0
Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers
54.8
21.3
Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment
71.5
38.5
Connectivitytransit + air + market access
43.5
8.5
Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers
66.0
12.3
Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory
92.8
51.4
Trajectories · 2012–latest
Real GDP (2020 prices)
7.3% 5y
3.4% 5y
Population
1.7% 5y
0.2% 5y
Unemployment rate
8.0% 5y
17.6% 5y
Derived comparisons
GDP per capita
€24,067
€15,098
Population density
613 /km²
59 /km²
Parcels per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
Firms per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
All indicators · 86 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€920M
€690M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€13M
€29M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€67M
€54M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€48M
€22M
GVA — construction (F)
€80M
€23M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€231M
€148M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€21,200
€11,200
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
26,200 PPS
16,600 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€24,300
€13,500
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€4,280M
€652M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€228M
€19M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€9,681M
€1,148M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€157M
€122M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€62M
€9M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€313M
€208M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€216M
€228M
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€877M
€718M
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€60,364
€40,070
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€188M
€204M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
16,810
21,330
Self-employed persons
3,570
5,240
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,320
810
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
82.6%
68.6%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
9.6%
31.9%
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.1%
6.2%
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
22,800
21,000
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
4,082
4,344
Enterprise births
696
290
Enterprise deaths
342
69
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.1%
4.0%
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2
0.5%
1.1%
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2
5.7%
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R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE) ·N2
0.8%
1.5%
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
37.7%
21.3%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
47.7%
19.1%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
19.7%
5.2%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
22.1%
12.9%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
9.0%
7.7%
Digital
Households with internet access ·N2
97.8%
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Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
337,845
344,959
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
576 /1k
302 /1k
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
—
524 kt
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2
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0 km/1000km²
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
31
96
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
1
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
26,762
32,929
Population aged 65+
9,410
12,838
Population aged under 15
5,081
6,630
Median age of population
43.6 yrs
46.2 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
35.2%
39.0%
Crude rate of total population change
8.0 /1k
10.6 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
8.5 /1k
15.3 /1k
Crude birth rate
7.8 /1k
7.7 /1k
Crude death rate
8.3 /1k
12.3 /1k
Live births
319
399
Deaths
342
639
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
54.1%
59.1%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.21
1.55
Population density (persons per km²)
604 /km²
58 /km²
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
21,087
86,299
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2
19.4%
27.9%
Life expectancy at birth ·N2
83.0 yrs
83.0 yrs
At-risk-of-poverty rate (regional) ·N2
16.9%
22.5%
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2
—
335 /100k
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2
904 /100k
861 /100k
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2
193 /100k
199 /100k
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
0.0 /100k
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
4.9 /100k
1.9 /100k
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
90.4 /100k
3.9 /100k
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
318 /100k
34.7 /100k
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2
21 /M
98 /M
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.91
0.56
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.56
0.42
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.85
0.49
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.45
0.32
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.93
0.24
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.116/kWh
€0.143/kWh
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
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€0.039/kWh
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
99 m
463 m
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
1 days/yr
41 days/yr
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
5 days/yr
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
4 days/yr
9 days/yr