Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta
Malta: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta is 9.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta peaked at 16.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 45th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.9% | — |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -17.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.4% | 12.7% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Malta was 9.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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