Dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold - EU-SILC survey

In 2021, Malta's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold increased by 21.1% compared to 2020, reaching 4.60.

Malta accounts for 75.4% of the EU-27 total of 6.10.

Malta ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 53.3% (from 3.00 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi126, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.