Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Malawi
Malawi: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 14.47 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Malawi stood at 14.47 million. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Malawi peaked at 14.47 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.94 million, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 11th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.94 million | 6.94 million | 6.94 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.36 million | 9.36 million | 9.36 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.68 million | 10.88 million | 14.47 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)
- 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 thresholds stacke in Malawi?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Malawi was 14.47 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.47 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 million in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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