Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta
Malta: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 12.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta peaked at 19.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 43rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.7% | — |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 19.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.1% | 15.7% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Malta was 12.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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