Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Malawi
Malawi: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 7,898 in 2019. β Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Malawi, 1997β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Malawi stood at 7,898. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 50.2% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Malawi peaked at 58,453 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7,898, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,453 | 58,453 | 58,453 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,868 | 10,868 | 10,868 | 1 |
| 2010s | 16,594 | 7,898 | 26,037 | 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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1766 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3925 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Malawi?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Malawi was 7,898 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 58,453 in 1997.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,898 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Malawi ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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