# Material and social deprivation rate in Malta

Material and social deprivation rate in Malta was 8.7% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `material_social_deprivation_rate`
- Place id: `mt`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of the population that cannot afford at least 5 of 13 deprivation items (EU-SILC). The 13 items are 7 for the household (facing unexpected expenses, a one-week holiday away from home, avoiding arrears on rent, mortgage, utility bills or loans, a meal with meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day, keeping the home adequately warm, a car, replacing worn-out furniture) and 6 for the person (an internet connection, replacing worn-out clothes, two pairs of properly fitting shoes, spending a small amount of money each week on oneself, regular leisure activities, getting together with friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month).
- Note: The broader of the two EU deprivation rates, from 2014. The severe rate (7 or more items) is severe_material_social_deprivation_rate. It measures what people cannot afford, not income.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd07) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd07/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd07). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd07/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/material-social-deprivation/malta
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=material_social_deprivation_rate&place=mt

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 9.4 |
| 2019 | 9.9 |
| 2018 | 9.6 |
| 2017 | 8.5 |
| 2016 | 11.2 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2014 | 23.5 |