In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta
Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 5.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 29.9% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta peaked at 20.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2006.
That places Malta 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -86.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +223.1% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +143.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -70.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +108.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +181.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -89.9% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +713.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -52.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -39.6% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +165.5% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -29.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +713.3% | 1.5% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.3% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 1.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 2.9% | 10.2% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Malta was 5.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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