Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Malawi
Malawi: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 4.71 million in 2019. β² Rising
Latest (2019)
4.71 million
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
94th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.02 million
in 2016
All-time low
3.22 million
in 2004
Years of data
5
1997β2019
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Malawi, 1997β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.71 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Malawi peaked at 5.02 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.22 million, in 2004.
That places Malawi 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.81 million | 3.81 million | 3.81 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.22 million | 3.22 million | 3.22 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.59 million | 4.05 million | 5.02 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,857 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.42 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1477 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1477 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Malawi?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Malawi was 4.71 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 million in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Malawi ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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