Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Malaysia
Malaysia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 32.53 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Malaysia is 32.53 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Malaysia peaked at 32.53 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.21 million, in 1984.
That places Malaysia 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.75 million | 7.21 million | 8.25 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.26 million | 9.72 million | 13.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.24 million | 15.17 million | 18.84 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.15 million | 22.94 million | 30.66 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 32.53 million | 32.53 million | 32.53 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 poverty thresholds in Malaysia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Malaysia was 32.53 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.53 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 million in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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