Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2024, Malta's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate decreased by 39.6% compared to 2023, reaching 6.40.

Malta accounts for 60.4% of the EU-27 total of 10.6.

Malta ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.3% (from 10.2 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.