Poverty & Inequality in Malawi 94 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 75.4% 2019 up 3.5% 2nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7,898 people 2019 down 69.7% 112th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.9% 2019 up 0.4% 5th Share of population living in extreme poverty 75.4% 2019 up 3.5% 2nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 97.1% 2019 up 1.0% 2nd Number of people living in extreme poverty 4.71 million people 2019 up 16.4% 94th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 14.47 million people 2019 up 33.0% 11th Number of people living in extreme poverty 14.47 million people 2019 up 33.0% 11th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 97.1% 2019 up 1.0% 2nd The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 75.4% 2019 up 3.5% 2nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 5.2% 2019 down 37.5% 68th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 11.1% 2019 down 25.9% 63rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 18.5% 2019 down 17.3% 56th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 100.0% 2019 up 0.1% 9th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 75.4% 2019 up 3.5% 2nd Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 87.3% 2019 up 2.5% 2nd Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 75.4% 2019 up 3.5% 2nd Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 98.3% 2019 up 1.3% 2nd Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 14.47 million people 2019 up 33.0% 11th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7,898 people 2019 down 69.7% 112th Gini coefficient 0.3854 2019 down 15.2% 34th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 12.8% 2020 down 7.9% 36th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 75.4% 2019 up 3.5% 2nd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 50.7% 2019 unchanged 2nd Share of population living below national poverty lines 50.7% 2019 unchanged 2nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 101,448 people 2019 down 49.1% 115th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 73.5% 2019 up 3.4% 2nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 100.0% 2019 up 0.1% 7th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 73.5% 2019 up 3.4% 2nd Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.99 million people 2019 up 32.8% 9th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 90.4% 2019 up 2.0% 2nd Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 97.1% 2019 up 1.0% 3rd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 70.1% 2019 up 2.4% 3rd Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 50.7% 2019 unchanged 2nd ← Previous Page 2 of 2