At-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex

In 2024, Malta's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 7.7% compared to 2023, reaching 71.1.

Malta accounts for 122.8% of the EU-27 total of 57.9.

Malta ranks 5th 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 15.0% (from 61.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.