Blue numbers are estimated
% households with three or more sleeping rooms
1991 | 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 | |
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Total | 16.6 | 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 | 26.0 | 26.5 |
Urban | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 28.0 | 29.3 | 30.7 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 34.6 | 35.9 |
Rural | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.9 |
Poor | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.2 |
Nonpoor | 47.1 | 48.6 | 50.1 | 51.6 | 53.0 | 54.5 | 56.0 | 57.5 | 59.0 | 60.5 | 62.0 | 63.5 | 65.0 | 66.5 | 63.6 | 60.7 | 57.8 | 54.9 | 52.1 | 49.2 | 49.9 | 50.7 | 51.4 | 52.1 | 52.9 | 53.6 | 54.4 | 55.1 |
Lowest 25% | 6.23 | 6.43 | 6.63 | 6.83 | 7.03 | 7.23 | 7.43 | 7.63 | 7.82 | 8.02 | 8.22 | 8.42 | 8.62 | 8.82 | 9.04 | 9.25 | 9.47 | 9.68 | 9.90 | 10.1 | 9.76 | 9.42 | 9.07 | 8.72 | 8.38 | 8.03 | 7.68 | 7.34 |
Second 25% | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.4 |
Third 25% | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 30.3 | 31.5 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 34.8 |
Highest 25% | 27.8 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 30.5 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.2 | 35.9 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 41.0 | 42.2 | 43.4 | 44.6 |
Blantyre | 17.0 | 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 | 26.8 | 27.5 |
Kasungu | 15.6 | 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 | 22.9 | 22.7 |
Lilongwe | 8.73 | 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 | 22.2 | 21.9 |
Machinga | 18.4 | 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 | 19.0 | 19.5 |
Mangochi | 14.2 | 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 | 21.7 | 22.0 |
Mulanje | 22.6 | 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 | 31.6 | 33.6 |
Mzimba | 19.0 | 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 | 39.3 | 40.3 |
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 13.3 | 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 | 21.7 | 22.1 |
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 21.5 | 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 | 42.2 | 43.5 |
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 | 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 | 25.7 | 26.5 |
Salima | 12.2 | 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 | 23.6 | 24.2 |
Thyolo | 14.2 | 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 | 30.7 | 32.7 |
Zomba | 26.6 | 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 | 24.6 | 24.7 |