Number of people who are undernourished in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people who are undernourished was 4.50 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Malawi, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.50 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Malawi peaked at 4.50 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million, in 2009.
That places Malawi 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.70 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.80 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.60 million | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.20 million | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.10 million | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.60 million | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.80 million | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.40 million | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.70 million | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 3.90 million | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.10 million | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.30 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 4.50 million | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.60 million | 2.10 million | 2.90 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million | 2.10 million | 3.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.20 million | 3.90 million | 4.50 million | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.9187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Malawi?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Malawi was 4.50 million in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.50 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.