Share of single parent households in Malawi
Malawi: Share of single parent households was 14.66 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
14.66
World rank
6th
of 70 countries
All-time high
14.66
in 2019
All-time low
9.44
in 2004
Years of data
12
1987–2019
Share of single parent households in Malawi, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of single parent households in Malawi is 14.66, 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 14.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.44, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.26 | — |
| 1992 | 10.45 | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 11.04 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 9.76 | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 9.44 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 10.45 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.32 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.11 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 11.17 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 14.66 | +19.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 14.66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.73, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 14.66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.64, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.26 | 12.26 | 12.26 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.74 | 10.45 | 11.04 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.06 | 9.44 | 10.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.91 | 10.32 | 14.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 3 Jamaica 16.2 compare
- 4 Costa Rica 15.68 compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 15.03 compare
- 7 Rwanda 14.51 compare
- 8 Belarus 14.08 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.85 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 14.66 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of single parent households recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.66 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of single parent households recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 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 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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