Malta Poverty Rate 2006-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Malta poverty rate for 2020 was 0.80%, a 0.1% increase from 2019.
  • Malta poverty rate for 2019 was 0.70%, a 0.4% increase from 2018.
  • Malta poverty rate for 2018 was 0.30%, a 0% increase from 2017.
  • Malta poverty rate for 2017 was 0.30%, a 0% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Argentina 15.40%
Chile 9.90%
Uruguay 7.20%
Greece 3.90%
Israel 3.20%
Spain 3.10%
Portugal 2.60%
Hungary 2.50%
Latvia 2.50%
Italy 2.20%
Croatia 2.10%
Slovak Republic 1.90%
Lithuania 1.60%
Estonia 1.30%
United States 1.20%
Poland 1.10%
Austria 1.00%
Sweden 0.90%
Malta 0.80%
United Kingdom 0.70%
Germany 0.50%
South Korea 0.50%
Denmark 0.40%
Czech Republic 0.40%
France 0.40%
Belgium 0.30%
Ireland 0.20%
Netherlands 0.20%
Cyprus 0.20%
Switzerland 0.10%
Finland 0.10%
Luxembourg 0.00%
Slovenia 0.00%
Malta Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2020 0.80% 0.10%
2019 0.70% 0.40%
2018 0.30% 0.00%
2017 0.30% 0.00%
2016 0.30% 0.00%
2015 0.30% 0.20%
2014 0.10% -0.10%
2013 0.20% -0.20%
2012 0.40% -0.20%
2011 0.60% 0.10%
2010 0.50% -0.50%
2009 1.00% 0.40%
2008 0.60% -0.50%
2007 1.10% 0.30%
2006 0.80% 0.30%