At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 45 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2019
All-time low
14.2%
in 2006
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Malta is 16.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 17.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 21st of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3% | — |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.9% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Malta was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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