Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta
Malta: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Malta is 10.0%, 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, 10.0%, in 2025.
That places Malta 23rd out of 47 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 of money each week in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% | -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 | 10.0% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.6% | 31.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 6 |
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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 10.0% 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 10.0% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 47 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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