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
103rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
10.3
in 2014
All-time low
3
in 2018
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
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, in 2018.
Malta ranks 103rd of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.56 | 3 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 |
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.111 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 26.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0845 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1551 (2023)
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 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 103rd out of 187 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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