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
15th
of 35 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.
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 15th of 35 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 | Value | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.76 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.15 | 15.1 | 17.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.82 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,880 (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 revenues vs income inequality 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.6277 % change on previous year (2009)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.111 (2023)
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 15th out of 35 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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