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 countries 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.6% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -58.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +78.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +109.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -45.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +38.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 63% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.1%, 3% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
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 countries 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.