People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex

In 2025, Malta's people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex decreased by 1.0% compared to 2024, reaching 38.8.

Malta accounts for 92.8% of the EU-27 total of 41.8.

Malta ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.5% (from 39.8 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm410, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.