Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Malawi
Malawi: Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp was 73.52 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
73.52
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
2nd
of 119 countries
All-time high
73.52
in 2019
All-time low
62.43
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 73.52 for share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Malawi peaked at 73.52 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.43, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 2nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.43 | — |
| 2004 | 72.53 | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 71.1 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 69.21 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 73.52 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.43 | 62.43 | 62.43 | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.53 | 72.53 | 72.53 | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.28 | 69.21 | 73.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Madagascar 78.84 compare
- 3 Mozambique 73.52 compare
- 4 Burundi 69.91 compare
- 5 Zambia 61.55 compare
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, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.581 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Malawi?
- Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Malawi was 73.52 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 73.52 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.43 in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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