In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Malta
Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 13.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13.9% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.7% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Malta peaked at 21.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2006.
That places Malta 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.2% | — |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -64.5% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +192.6% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -57.1% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +50.8% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +66.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | +52.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 5.4% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 6.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 7.5% | 13.9% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Malta?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Malta was 13.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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