Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Malta
Malta: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 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 0.9% for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 309.3% on the previous year and up 530.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Malta peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Malta ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -64.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +132.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -50.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -49.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -81.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +276.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +89.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +93.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +51.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -72.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +309.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 13% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Malta?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Malta was 0.9% 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Malta ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 530.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.