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

In 2025, Malta's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex decreased by 12.2% compared to 2024, reaching 62.4.

Malta accounts for 106.1% of the EU-27 total of 58.8.

Malta ranks 9th 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 2.0% (from 61.2 in 2020).

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