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

In 2025, Malta's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold decreased by 15.0% compared to 2024, reaching 5.10.

Malta accounts for 96.2% of the EU-27 total of 5.30.

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 34.2% (from 3.80 in 2020).

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