At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta stood at 25.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta peaked at 31.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2025.
That places Malta 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31.0% | — |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.1% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 25.7% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Malta was 25.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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