Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Malta
Malta: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children was 22.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Malta, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of population ages 0-17.
Analysis
Malta recorded 22.1% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Malta peaked at 33.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 0-17 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.7% | — |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.0% | 22.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Malta?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Malta was 22.1% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children?
- Malta ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of children who are multidimensionally poor