# Severe material and social deprivation rate in Malta

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Malta was 4.1% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `severe_material_social_deprivation_rate`
- Place id: `mt`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of the population that cannot afford at least 7 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: One of the three components of the EU at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion measure (Europe 2030 target), from 2015. It measures what people cannot afford, not income: at_risk_of_poverty_rate is the income measure. The broader rate (5 or more items) is material_social_deprivation_rate.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd11) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd11/default/table)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate, total population (ilc_mdsd11). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd11/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/severe-material-social-deprivation/malta
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=severe_material_social_deprivation_rate&place=mt

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 8.2 |