Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta
Malta: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 10.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta is 10.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta peaked at 11.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.
Malta ranks 83rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.6% | — |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +44.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +44.9% | 7.8% | 11.3% |
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
- 81 Benin 10.5% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 10.5% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Malta was 10.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Malta ranks 83rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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