At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta stood at 20.7%.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta peaked at 30.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.2% | — |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +194.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -13.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +194.3% | 8.8% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 8.2% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 13.0% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More population data for Malta
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1107 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Malta was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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