Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta
Malta: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 3.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.3% for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta peaked at 10.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
That places Malta 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 6.6% | 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)
- 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 tenure status in Malta?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Malta was 3.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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