Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Malta
Malta: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Malta stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 309.3% on the previous year and up 530.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Malta peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Malta 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -64.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +132.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -50.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -49.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -81.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +276.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +89.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +93.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +51.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -72.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +309.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 13% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 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 $4.20 a day in Malta?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Malta was 0.9% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Malta ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 530.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.