Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Malta
Malta: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Malta stood at 21.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Malta peaked at 23.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2014.
That places Malta 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.7% | — |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +41.8% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 11.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.3% | 23.0% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Malta?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Malta was 21.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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