In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Malta
Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Malta, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.0% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 67.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Malta peaked at 9.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2014.
Malta ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.0% | — |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -30.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +45.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +39.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +61.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +111.4% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -67.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 9.3% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Malta?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Malta was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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