Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Malta
Malta: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 10.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 10.4% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Malta peaked at 11.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.
Malta ranks 74th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.6% | — |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +45.2% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 71 Mauritania 10.6% compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 10.5% compare
- 73 Benin 10.5% compare
- 75 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
- 77 Russian Federation 9.8% 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Malta?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Malta was 10.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Malta ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.