Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta
Malta: Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8.7% for material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta peaked at 23.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2017.
That places Malta 27th out of 47 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.
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.5% | — |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.5% | 23.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta?
- Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta was 8.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for material and social deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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