Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Malta is 4.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 13.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2023.
Malta ranks 24th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.1% | — |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -37.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Malta was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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