At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex

In 2025, Malta's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 10.5% compared to 2024, reaching 16.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 15.5%.

Malta ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.7% (from 15.6% in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.