People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Malawi
Malawi: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 52.4% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Malawi peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 74th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.6% | — |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 36.6% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 43.7% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 50.8% | 52.4% | 5 |
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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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Malawi?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Malawi was 52.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Malawi ranks 74th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.