Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Malaysia
Malaysia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 11.68 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Malaysia is 11.68 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 136.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Malaysia peaked at 11.68 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 786,065, in 1984.
Malaysia ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 806,353 | 786,065 | 819,534 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 1.21 million | 2.19 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.78 million | 2.25 million | 3.28 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.41 million | 4.94 million | 10.30 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.68 million | 11.68 million | 11.68 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,524 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.47 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1209 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2476 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Malaysia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Malaysia was 11.68 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.68 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 786,065 in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Malaysia ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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