Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 19.4% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 22.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2018.
That places Malta 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.2% | — |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.2% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.4% | 20.3% | 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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Malta was 19.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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