Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Malaysia
5.1% of people in Malaysia lived below the national poverty line in 2023.
Malaysia, 2023
5.1%
Change from 2021
−1.1percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Malaysia over time
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Malaysia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 6.2% in 2021, a change of −1.1 percentage points.
- Since 2019, when it was 8.4%, the figure has changed by −3.3 percentage points.