At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of was 25.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25.5%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
35th
of 45 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2023
All-time low
19.1%
in 2006
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 25.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Malta peaked at 25.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.0% | — |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 25.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.1% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.5% | 25.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More urban development data for Malta
- Population density 1,727 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5.94 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 388 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 11.32 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.0% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 43.44 Million euro (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Malta?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Malta was 25.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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