Press Release
SOME URBAN FIGURES FOR MALAWI
Population (2004) Source: NSO DHS
Urban population 2,262,000 (16.5% of total population)
Housing condition (2004) (using floor only as indicator of housing condition) NSO
Cement 62.3%
Earth, sand 35.4%
Other 12.3%
Sanitation (2004) Source: NSO DHS
Access to flush toilet 16.2%
Access to VIP latrine 2.3%
Access to traditional pit latrine 76.1%
No facility 5.2%
Water (2004) Source: NSO DHS
Piped into dwelling 14.1%
Piped into plot/yard 15.1%
Public tap 45.2%
Protected public well 14.7%
Protected well in yard/plot 2.0%
Unprotected public well 5.4%
Unprotected well in yard/plot 1.9%
Other (streams, springs) 1.4%
Energy (2004) Source: NSO DHS
Access to electricity 30.2%
Cooking fuel
Electricity 10.3%
Paraffin 0.2%
Charcoal 41.4%
Firewood 47.1%
Slum households1 (2005) Source: UN-HABITAT 2006/7 State of the World Cities Report
Annual slum growth rate |
% slum 1990 |
% slum 2005 |
Slum Pop.1990 |
Slum Pop. 2005 |
3.9 |
94.6 |
89.9 |
1,033,000 |
1,860,000 |
1 A slum household is a group of individuals living under the same roof in an urban area who lack one or more of the following five conditions: durable housing, sufficient living area, access to improved water, access to sanitation, secure tenure.
For more details, contact John Chome UN-HABITAT Programme Manager, (office) 01 770 133, (cell) 08 714 617 or john.chome@undp.org