Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta
Malta: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta peaked at 28.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
That places Malta 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.7% | — |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.8% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.2% | 24.0% | 6 |
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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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Malta was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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