Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Malawi
Malawi: Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National was 17.99 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malawi stood at 17.99 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 256.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malawi peaked at 17.99 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.13 %, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 209th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 % | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.22 % | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.28 % | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 0.35 % | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.38 % | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.43 % | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.97 % | +125.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7 % | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 % | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 2.26 % | +111.2% |
| 2011 | 3.33 % | +47.3% |
| 2012 | 4.35 % | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 5.05 % | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 5.83 % | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 6 % | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3 % | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7 % | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8 % | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 11.06 % | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9 % | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 17.47 % | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 17.05 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.99 % | +5.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 17.99 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.93 %, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 17.99 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.03 %, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.469 % | 0.13 % | 1.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 % | 2.26 % | 11.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 % | 13.9 % | 17.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 206 Madagascar 20.37 % compare
- 207 Eritrea 20.01 % compare
- 208 Mozambique 19.84 % compare
- 210 Afghanistan 17.71 % compare
- 211 Burkina Faso 17.02 % compare
- 212 Ethiopia 16.7 % compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malawi?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malawi was 17.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.99 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 % in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Malawi ranks 209th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.