Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 3.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3.3%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
27th
of 44 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2014
All-time low
3.0%
in 2018
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta stood at 3.3%.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 10.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
Malta ranks 27th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
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 deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Malta was 3.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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