Share of single-parent households in Malawi
Malawi: Share of single-parent households was 14.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of single-parent households in Malawi, 1987–2019
Source: United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of single-parent households in Malawi is 14.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of single-parent households in Malawi peaked at 14.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 6th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of single-parent households in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.3% | — |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +19.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 14.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 14.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 3 Jamaica 16.2% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 15.7% compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 15.0% compare
- 7 Rwanda 14.5% compare
- 8 Belarus 14.1% compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.8% compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of single-parent households in Malawi?
- Share of single-parent households in Malawi was 14.7% in 2019, according to United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of single-parent households recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of single-parent households recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for share of single-parent households?
- Malawi ranks 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of single-parent households rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of single-parent households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of households comprised of a single parent and his or her children (biological, step, and adopted/foster children), irrespective of children’s ages, and no one else.