EU 20.40
· European ranking
15 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Malta: Poverty & Social Exclusion Risk
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
19.40% of people
EU 20.40 · -1.0 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people experiencing at least one of three conditions: risk of poverty after social transfers, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household with very low work intensity. People meeting more than one condition are counted only once.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion ILC_PEPS11N
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At a glance
Malta performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed stability. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Malta
In Malta, Poverty or exclusion is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 19.4% versus 20.4% in 2025, a gap of 1.0 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Malta, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 19.90% in 2020 to 19.40% in 2025. The latest value also changes little from 19.60% in 2024, confirming the stable reading.
Reading within the topic
In Malta, Poverty & Financial Vulnerability shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.