Proportion of population practising open defecation in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 1.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.94 for proportion of population practising open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Malawi peaked at 14.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.94, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 69th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.19 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.89 | 4.52 | 9.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 | 1.94 | 4 | 5 |
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More population data for Malawi
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.423 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.85 million (2100)
- Population density 627.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.423 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2289 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.45 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,159 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.59 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 35,510 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Malawi?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Malawi was 1.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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