Severe material and social deprivation in Malta
4.1% of people in Malta were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.
Malta, 2025
4.1%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
19th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Malta over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.2%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.9%
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Income inequality (Gini)
29.2 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.49 times
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Gini index
31.8 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank