Area Database (v4.4)
% households with three or more sleeping rooms
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Blantyre | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 30.2 | 31.0 | 31.9 |
| Kasungu | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 25.6 | 26.8 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 30.4 | 31.6 |
| Lilongwe | 9.63 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 17.8 |
| Machinga | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.9 |
| Mangochi | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.5 |
| Mulanje | 22.4 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.0 | 27.7 |
| Mzimba | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 29.8 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 35.4 | 36.4 | 37.4 | 38.4 | 36.9 | 35.4 | 34.0 | 32.5 | 31.0 | 29.5 | 28.1 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.8 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 22.4 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 27.0 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 32.5 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 33.0 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 33.9 | 35.3 | 36.6 | 38.0 | 39.4 | 40.8 | 41.7 | 42.7 | 43.6 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 46.4 | 47.4 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.5 |
| Salima | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 32.7 | 34.3 |
| Thyolo | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 22.6 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.8 |
| Zomba | 26.1 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.2 |
Lighter numbers are estimates