Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Malta
Malta: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta is 10, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta peaked at 31.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2025.
That places Malta 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31.3 | — |
| 2015 | 20.6 | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8 | -37.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 12.1 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 12 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 12.3 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 11.9 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.2 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 10 | -10.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.73 | 11.6 | 31.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4 | 10 | 12.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta was 10 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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