Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Malta
Malta: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU was 19.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Malta, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Malta is 19.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Malta peaked at 24.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
That places Malta 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
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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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Malta?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Malta was 19.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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