At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta is 5.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta peaked at 16.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2022.
That places Malta 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.3% | — |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +53.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -34.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +53.5% | 4.3% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 7.3% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Malta was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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