In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Malta
Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Malta stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Malta peaked at 7.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
That places Malta 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.7% | — |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +63.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Spain 8.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 8.0% compare
- 6 Switzerland 7.2% compare
- 7 Iceland 6.8% compare
- 7 Italy 6.8% compare
- 7 Türkiye 6.8% 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 type of contract in Malta?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Malta was 7.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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