Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Malta
Malta: Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex was 4.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.5% for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Malta peaked at 6.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.
That places Malta 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9% | — |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +109.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +157.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +73.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +52.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +72.5% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -23.2% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Malta?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Malta was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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