Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Malta
Malta: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 19.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Malta, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 19.7% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Malta peaked at 24.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
Malta ranks 24th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.2% | — |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 19.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.3% | 5 |
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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Malta?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Malta was 19.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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