Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Malta
Malta: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 19.0% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Malta, 2010β2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Malta stood at 19.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Malta peaked at 24.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
That places Malta 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,880 (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 32.81 (2009)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.111 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 26.82 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0867 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Malta?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Malta was 19.0% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor