At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 22.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
22.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
32nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2018
All-time low
20.1%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 22.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Malta peaked at 24.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2005.
That places Malta 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.1% | — |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 22.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 6 |
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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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Malta?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Malta was 22.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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