Number of people without access to electricity in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people without access to electricity was 18.28 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 18.28 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Malawi peaked at 18.28 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.77 million people, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 9th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.94 million people | 10.77 million people | 13.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.02 million people | 13.54 million people | 16.89 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.65 million people | 17.20 million people | 18.28 million people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 74.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Malawi?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Malawi was 18.28 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.77 million people in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.