Share of population in extreme poverty in Malawi
Malawi: Share of population in extreme poverty was 75.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
75.44
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
75.44
in 2019
All-time low
64.56
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019
Share of population in extreme poverty in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, share of population in extreme poverty in Malawi stood at 75.44. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty in Malawi peaked at 75.44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.56, in 1997.
That places Malawi 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.56 | 64.56 | 64.56 | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.4 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.33 | 71.65 | 75.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Mozambique 81.36 compare
- 3 Burundi 74.2 compare
- 4 Zambia 71.66 compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.17 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 in Malawi?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Malawi was 75.44 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 75.44 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.56 in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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