Extreme poverty rate in Malawi
75.4% of people in Malawi lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2019.
The latest value for Malawi is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Malawi, 2019
75.4%
Change from 2016
+3.7percentage points
World, 2024
10.1%
Extreme poverty rate in Malawi over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | – |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 71.7% in 2016, a change of +3.7 percentage points.
- Since 1997, when it was 64.6%, the figure has changed by +10.8 percentage points.
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Gini index
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Income share held by the richest 10%
31.0%
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Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
87.3%
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Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
97.1%
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