Subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta
Malta: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.0%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
25th
of 45 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2010
All-time low
12.3%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta stood at 15.0%.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta peaked at 47.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2019.
Malta ranks 25th of 45 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.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 47.2% | — |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +39.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -13.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 12.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 21.4% | 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Malta was 15.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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