Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Malawi
Malawi: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 2.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Malawi is 2.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 517.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Malawi peaked at 2.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +77.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +255.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Malawi?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Malawi was 2.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 517.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount