Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta
Malta: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.3% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta peaked at 1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 24th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +150.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -43.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +150.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 73.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Malta was 1.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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