Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Malta
Malta: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 13.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 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 $30 a day in Malta stood at 13.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Malta peaked at 41.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2021.
That places Malta 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41.3% | — |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -4.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 15% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 35.0% | 41.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 15.5% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 99 Taiwan 19.5% compare
- 100 South Korea 16.3% compare
- 101 United Kingdom 15.2% compare
- 103 France 13.3% compare
- 104 United States 13.1% compare
- 105 Sweden 13.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Malta?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Malta was 13.9% 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 $30 a day recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Malta ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $30 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 $30 per day.