Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 21.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 21.14 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Malawi peaked at 21.14 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.19, in 2000.
That places Malawi 9th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.53 | 14.19 | 16.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 | 17.18 | 19.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.66 | 20.13 | 21.14 | 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 using limited drinking water services in Malawi?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Malawi was 21.14 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.19 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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