In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Malta
Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.0%
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
22nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2024
All-time low
7.1%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Malta is 16.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Malta peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2008.
That places Malta 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +49.6% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -28.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 19 North Macedonia 17.1% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 17.1% compare
- 21 Italy 16.2% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.1% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 14.2% compare
- 25 Hungary 14.1% compare
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 full-/part-time work in Malta?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Malta was 16.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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