Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Malta

Malta: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 1.08 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
up 50.7%
World rank
102nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 2007
All-time low
0.1713
in 2014
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Malta, 2006–2023

0.250.50.7511.22006201420232006: 0.9572007: 1.42008: 0.6952009: 1.12010: 0.6372011: 0.7322012: 0.5272013: 0.2522014: 0.1712015: 0.3712016: 0.2982017: 0.4082018: 0.442019: 0.7462020: 0.9822021: 0.5122022: 0.7192023: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Malta is 1.08, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 50.7% on the previous year and up 330.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Malta peaked at 1.37 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1713, in 2014.

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.04 0.6946 1.37 4
2010s 0.4582 0.1713 0.7462 10
2020s 0.8244 0.5119 1.08 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 99 Sweden 1.48 compare
  2. 100 Estonia 1.31 compare
  3. 101 Poland 1.09 compare
  4. 103 Austria 1.01 compare
  5. 104 United Kingdom 0.9 compare
  6. 105 Czechia 0.8381 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Malta?
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Malta was 1.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2007.
What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1713 in 2014.
How does Malta rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Malta ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 330.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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