Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Malta
Malta: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 23 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Malta recorded 23 Thousand persons for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Malta peaked at 35 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20 Thousand persons, in 2017.
That places Malta 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 23 Thousand persons | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 20 Thousand persons | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 22 Thousand persons | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 24 Thousand persons | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 25 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 27 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 25 Thousand persons | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 22 Thousand persons | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 24 Thousand persons | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 23 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.8 Thousand persons | 20 Thousand persons | 35 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.33 Thousand persons | 22 Thousand persons | 27 Thousand persons | 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Malta?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Malta was 23 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 35 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 Thousand persons in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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