Slum population in Malawi
38.0% of the urban population of Malawi lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Malawi, 2022
38.0%
Change from 2020
−11.8percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
60th of 181
Slum population in Malawi over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.0% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | – |
| 2018 | 49.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | – |
| 2014 | 56.8% | – |
| 2012 | 60.3% | – |
| 2010 | 63.8% | – |
| 2008 | 67.4% | – |
| 2006 | 70.9% | – |
| 2004 | 74.4% | – |
| 2002 | 77.9% | – |
| 2000 | 81.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 49.8% in 2020, a change of −11.8 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 77.9%, the figure has changed by −39.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Malawi has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.