Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Malta
Malta: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Malta stood at 3.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Malta peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 19th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.5% | — |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -61.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +62.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -46.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +68.2% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 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 rate by level of disability in Malta?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Malta was 3.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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