Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 8.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.7
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
108th
of 217 countries
All-time high
23.5
in 2014
All-time low
8.3
in 2017
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8.7 for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 23.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2017.
That places Malta 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.88 | 8.3 | 23.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.28 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 6 |
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,880 (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 32.81 (2009)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.111 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 26.82 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0845 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1551 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta was 8.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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