Malta · Physically Active Outside Work Daily · % of people

## What this measures

The share of people aged 16 and over in Malta who do physical activity outside work at least once a day in a typical week (Eurostat's "once a day" and "at least twice a day" answers added together). The survey asks how often people do physical activities other than their work. Percent of people. Asked in the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) health module in 2022 and 2025; each wave is dated December 31.

## Why it matters

Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and poor mental health. How active a population is shapes future health spending, workforce health and demand for sport, fitness and active travel.

## How to read it

Higher means more people move every day outside work. Compare countries within the same wave, and a country between the two waves. Countries differ widely, so the EU figure hides large gaps.

## What it does not say

It is self-reported and counts how often, not how long or how hard. Activity at work is excluded. Some country values are flagged by Eurostat as estimates or of low reliability, and a survey change can move a country between waves; only two waves exist so far, so it is not yet a trend.

## Source

Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily (/api/cron/eurostat-sync).