Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta
Malta: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta peaked at 2.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Malta 103rd out of 120 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta was 1.1% in 2023, 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 $10 a day recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Malta ranks 103rd out of 120 regions with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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 $10 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 $10 per day.