Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Malawi
Malawi: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Malawi, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 4,076.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Malawi peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Malawi 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Malawi, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2996.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +48.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 -extreme poor in Malawi?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Malawi was 0.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,076.1%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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