Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta
Malta: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malta is 1.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malta peaked at 2.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Malta 103rd 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.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.6% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -58.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +78.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +109.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -45.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 4 |
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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malta?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malta was 1.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Malta ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.