Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia
Malaysia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia is 0.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia peaked at 0.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
That places Malaysia 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -93.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (35 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 97 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
- 98 Belgium 0.0% compare
- 99 Indonesia 0.0% compare
- 100 Albania 0.0% compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 100 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 100 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 100 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 100 China 0.0% compare
- 100 Czechia 0.0% compare
- 100 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 100 Moldova 0.0% compare
- 100 Mongolia 0.0% compare
- 100 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 100 Romania 0.0% compare
- 100 Russia 0.0% compare
- 100 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 100 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 100 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 100 Taiwan 0.0% compare
- 100 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 100 Ukraine 0.0% compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Malaysia was 0.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Malaysia ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.