Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Malta
Malta: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 109 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Malta is 109 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Malta peaked at 109 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 88 Thousand persons, in 2017.
That places Malta 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 89 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 88 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 90 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 100 Thousand persons | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 100 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 103 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 103 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 105 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 108 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 109 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6 Thousand persons | 88 Thousand persons | 100 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 104.67 Thousand persons | 100 Thousand persons | 109 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 39 Montenegro 192 Thousand persons compare
- 40 Cyprus 167 Thousand persons compare
- 41 Luxembourg 123 Thousand persons compare
- 43 Iceland 41 Thousand persons compare
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 tenure status in Malta?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Malta was 109 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 109 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 Thousand persons in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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