• When Habitat started in Malawi: 1986
• Individuals served by FY17: 41,606*
• Volunteers hosted in FY17: 281
• Housing solutions: New homes; Housing support services; Water, sanitation and hygiene; Disaster risk reduction and response
* includes construction and market development
Other facts:
• Capital: Lilongwe
• Main country facts: Gained independence in1964
• Population: 18.57 million
• Urbanization: 16.3 percent live in cities
• Life expectancy: 61.2 years
• Unemployment rate: 8.6 percent
• Population living below poverty line:52.4 percent
Find more country facts on: CIA The World Factbook – Malawi
