Malawi Statistics

Country Facts

  • - Malawi is estimated to have a population of around 15 million
  • - In the countrys 1998 conensus the population was just under 10 million
  • - That is a 53% population increase in a decade
  • - 85% of the population live in rural areas, with 15% living in urban
  • - The country is about half the size of the United Kingdom and one fifth is covered by Lake Malawi.

Education

  • - 42% of the population is illiterate
  • - In Malawi, Africa, education is only free up to the age of 11 After that school fees can be around 60,000 Kwatcha (£250) a year.
  • - In the Malawi culture, if money permits, boys are sent to secondary school before girls.
  • - Only 3.4% of population complete secondary education

Economy

  • - Malawi is the 7th poorest country in the world
  • - Average annual income: $100-$200 per year
  • - Population living on less than $1/day 42%
  • - Population living on less than $2/day 76%

Healthcare

  • - Malawi has just one doctor per 50,000 people - one of the lowest levels in the world
  • - It has been estimated that 33% of healthcare posts available in Malawi are vacant
  • - It is estimated that 930,000 are living with HIV/AIDS - 6.5% of the population
  • - Orphans due to AIDS: 560,000
  • - Deaths due to AIDS: 68,000
  • - HIV prevalence is almost twice as high in urban areas as it is in rural areas.
  • - 4,204,468 cases of Malaria reported - Estimated Malaria deaths: 12,950