Malawi — statistics
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Explore the most comprehensive statistical analysis of Malawi for the year 2025, extending to projections up to 2100. Our platform provides in-depth data across various metrics, catering to diverse informational needs.
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FAQ about Malawi
What area of the Malawi ?
Area Malawi is 118480 km2
What is the population of the Malawi ?
As of today, in the Malawi reside 17563749 person
What is the GDP in the Malawi ?
As of today, GDP Malawi is 7065 billion $
What is the national currency code of Malawi ?
International ISO code for the national currency of Malawi - mwk
How many men in the Malawi ?
Today in Malawi lives 10811623 men
How many women in Malawi ?
Today in Malawi lives 11093834 women
What is the average age of a resident of Malawi ?
Average age of a resident Malawi as of today - 19 years old
How many babies are there in Malawi ?
Today in Malawi 3248226 babies. Of which the girls - 1607439, the boys - 1640786. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age
How many young children in Malawi ?
As of today in Malawi 2901360 young children. Of these, the boys are - 1463843 and girls 1437517. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.
How many children are there in Malawi ?
Today in Malawi live 2728706 children. Of these, the boys are - 1375436 and girls - 1353270. These are children from 10 to 14 years old
How many teenagers there are in Malawi ?
Today in Malawi live 2550266 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 1270992 , young men - 1279274.
How many long-livers there are in Malawi ?
Today in Malawi 6 of long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 1 and women 5
What are the biggest cities in Malawi ?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top 100 largest cities in Malawi. It is always available at the link. The list is presented in a table sorted from largest to smallest.
What are the largest regions in Malawi?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top regions in Malawi. It is where the largest number of people in the country live. It is always available by link. The list is presented in a table sorted from the largest to the smallest.
Population
21,905,458
Male
10,811,623
Female
11,093,834
Median age
19
Countries area in km2
118,480
Density per km2
185
GDP (millions $)
7,065
GDP per capita ($)
323
Population by age
0-14 years old 8,878,292
15-29 years old 6,526,069
30-44 years old 3,745,016
45-59 years old 1,831,995
60-74 years old 742,592
75-89 years old 179,978
90+ years old 3,035
Male by age
0-14 years old 4,480,065
15-29 years old 3,256,383
30-44 years old 1,821,057
45-59 years old 870,195
60-74 years old 320,663
75-89 years old 63,267
90+ years old 737
Female by age
0-14 years old 4,398,226
15-29 years old 3,269,685
30-44 years old 1,923,958
45-59 years old 961,798
60-74 years old 421,928
75-89 years old 116,709
90+ years old 2,297
Top 7 locations in Malawi
| Lilongwe | 1,115,815 |
| Blantyre | 902,588 |
| Mzuzu | 249,564 |
| Zomba | 118,440 |
| Karonga | 69,486 |
| Kasungu | 66,152 |
| Mangochi | 60,338 |
List of the largest cities in Malawi (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in Malawi?" you've come to the right place!
Top 7 largest regions in Malawi
| Southern Region | 7,750,629 |
| Central Region | 7,523,340 |
| Northern Region | 2,289,780 |
List of the largest regions in Malawi (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest regions in Malawi?" you've come to the right place!
MWK exchange rate
Exchange rates represented by the ExchangesBoard
The main milestones of Malawi population
| 1951 | 3,000,000 |
| 1964 | 4,000,000 |
| 1973 | 5,000,000 |
| 1979 | 6,000,000 |
| 1985 | 7,000,000 |
| 1987 | 8,000,000 |
| 1989 | 9,000,000 |
| 1996 | 10,000,000 |
| 2022 | 20,000,000 |
| 2039 | 30,000,000 |
| 2053 | 40,000,000 |
| 2068 | 50,000,000 |
| 2085 | 60,000,000 |
Malawi population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Malawi population
Sources of our data about Malawi
The main sources of data on the population, incidence of coronavirus and other in Malawi:
- United Nations (UN) Malawi statistic;
- World Bank Malawi statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi statistic;
We constantly update information about Malawi to provide you with only reliable and verified data!
Statistics details
- Population
- Population by age
- Male by age
- Female by age
Malawi population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Malawi population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Malawi inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,953,871 | 1,417,932 | 1,535,939 | 17 |
| 1951 | 3,011,789 | 1,449,267 | 1,562,522 | — |
| 1952 | 3,072,386 | 1,481,786 | 1,590,600 | — |
| 1953 | 3,135,689 | 1,515,528 | 1,620,161 | — |
| 1954 | 3,201,722 | 1,550,528 | 1,651,194 | — |
| 1955 | 3,270,545 | 1,586,838 | 1,683,707 | 18 |
| 1956 | 3,342,254 | 1,624,512 | 1,717,742 | — |
| 1957 | 3,416,929 | 1,663,606 | 1,753,323 | — |
| 1958 | 3,494,687 | 1,704,171 | 1,790,516 | — |
| 1959 | 3,575,665 | 1,746,278 | 1,829,387 | — |
| 1960 | 3,659,980 | 1,789,980 | 1,870,000 | 18 |
| 1961 | 3,747,758 | 1,835,345 | 1,912,413 | — |
| 1962 | 3,839,047 | 1,882,404 | 1,956,643 | — |
| 1963 | 3,933,914 | 1,931,203 | 2,002,711 | — |
| 1964 | 4,032,364 | 1,981,759 | 2,050,605 | — |
| 1965 | 4,134,464 | 2,034,127 | 2,100,337 | 18 |
| 1966 | 4,240,430 | 2,088,426 | 2,152,004 | — |
| 1967 | 4,350,456 | 2,144,750 | 2,205,706 | — |
| 1968 | 4,464,427 | 2,202,993 | 2,261,434 | — |
| 1969 | 4,582,197 | 2,263,025 | 2,319,172 | — |
| 1970 | 4,703,783 | 2,324,809 | 2,378,974 | 18 |
| 1971 | 4,829,092 | 2,388,262 | 2,440,830 | — |
| 1972 | 4,958,556 | 2,453,635 | 2,504,921 | — |
| 1973 | 5,093,368 | 2,521,628 | 2,571,740 | — |
| 1974 | 5,235,074 | 2,593,172 | 2,641,902 | — |
| 1975 | 5,384,798 | 2,668,927 | 2,715,871 | 17 |
| 1976 | 5,545,653 | 2,750,429 | 2,795,224 | — |
| 1977 | 5,717,954 | 2,837,772 | 2,880,182 | — |
| 1978 | 5,896,864 | 2,928,502 | 2,968,362 | — |
| 1979 | 6,075,485 | 3,019,123 | 3,056,362 | — |
| 1980 | 6,250,434 | 3,107,869 | 3,142,565 | 17 |
| 1981 | 6,412,380 | 3,190,197 | 3,222,183 | — |
| 1982 | 6,565,985 | 3,268,364 | 3,297,621 | — |
| 1983 | 6,737,924 | 3,355,209 | 3,382,715 | — |
| 1984 | 6,964,613 | 3,468,265 | 3,496,348 | — |
| 1985 | 7,268,271 | 3,618,224 | 3,650,047 | 17 |
| 1986 | 7,666,390 | 3,813,466 | 3,852,924 | — |
| 1987 | 8,141,140 | 4,045,376 | 4,095,764 | — |
| 1988 | 8,636,686 | 4,287,076 | 4,349,610 | — |
| 1989 | 9,075,568 | 4,501,295 | 4,574,273 | — |
| 1990 | 9,404,499 | 4,662,382 | 4,742,117 | 18 |
| 1991 | 9,600,361 | 4,759,259 | 4,841,102 | — |
| 1992 | 9,685,974 | 4,802,879 | 4,883,095 | — |
| 1993 | 9,710,335 | 4,816,586 | 4,893,749 | — |
| 1994 | 9,745,695 | 4,834,893 | 4,910,802 | — |
| 1995 | 9,844,418 | 4,882,812 | 4,961,606 | 17 |
| 1996 | 10,022,783 | 4,968,117 | 5,054,666 | — |
| 1997 | 10,264,906 | 5,083,327 | 5,181,579 | — |
| 1998 | 10,552,345 | 5,219,877 | 5,332,468 | — |
| 1999 | 10,854,325 | 5,363,385 | 5,490,940 | — |
| 2000 | 11,148,751 | 5,503,577 | 5,645,174 | 17 |
| 2001 | 11,432,001 | 5,638,808 | 5,793,193 | — |
| 2002 | 11,713,663 | 5,773,715 | 5,939,948 | — |
| 2003 | 12,000,183 | 5,911,521 | 6,088,662 | — |
| 2004 | 12,301,837 | 6,057,272 | 6,244,565 | — |
| 2005 | 12,625,950 | 6,214,591 | 6,411,359 | 17 |
| 2006 | 12,973,693 | 6,384,079 | 6,589,614 | — |
| 2007 | 13,341,808 | 6,564,193 | 6,777,615 | — |
| 2008 | 13,727,899 | 6,753,765 | 6,974,134 | — |
| 2009 | 14,128,161 | 6,950,921 | 7,177,240 | — |
| 2010 | 14,539,609 | 7,154,190 | 7,385,419 | 17 |
| 2011 | 14,962,118 | 7,363,506 | 7,598,612 | — |
| 2012 | 15,396,010 | 7,578,989 | 7,817,021 | — |
| 2013 | 15,839,287 | 7,799,458 | 8,039,829 | — |
| 2014 | 16,289,550 | 8,023,484 | 8,266,066 | — |
| 2015 | 16,745,305 | 8,250,134 | 8,495,171 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17,205,253 | 8,478,682 | 8,726,571 | — |
| 2017 | 17,670,193 | 8,709,558 | 8,960,635 | — |
| 2018 | 18,143,215 | 8,944,330 | 9,198,885 | — |
| 2019 | 18,628,749 | 9,185,278 | 9,443,471 | — |
| 2020 | 19,129,955 | 9,434,037 | 9,695,918 | 18 |
| 2021 | 19,647,681 | 9,691,013 | 9,956,668 | — |
| 2022 | 20,180,838 | 9,955,634 | 10,225,204 | — |
| 2023 | 20,728,157 | 10,227,277 | 10,500,880 | — |
| 2024 | 21,287,588 | 10,504,939 | 10,782,649 | — |
| 2025 | 21,857,472 | 10,787,804 | 11,069,668 | 19 |
| 2026 | 22,437,393 | 11,075,668 | 11,361,725 | — |
| 2027 | 23,027,357 | 11,368,510 | 11,658,847 | — |
| 2028 | 23,626,576 | 11,665,928 | 11,960,648 | — |
| 2029 | 24,234,186 | 11,967,446 | 12,266,740 | — |
| 2030 | 24,849,443 | 12,272,670 | 12,576,773 | 20 |
| 2031 | 25,471,783 | 12,581,316 | 12,890,467 | — |
| 2032 | 26,100,740 | 12,893,141 | 13,207,599 | — |
| 2033 | 26,735,782 | 13,207,863 | 13,527,919 | — |
| 2034 | 27,376,447 | 13,525,223 | 13,851,224 | — |
| 2035 | 28,022,270 | 13,844,997 | 14,177,273 | 21 |
| 2036 | 28,672,798 | 14,166,931 | 14,505,867 | — |
| 2037 | 29,327,664 | 14,490,844 | 14,836,820 | — |
| 2038 | 29,986,743 | 14,816,669 | 15,170,074 | — |
| 2039 | 30,649,996 | 15,144,372 | 15,505,624 | — |
| 2040 | 31,317,316 | 15,473,905 | 15,843,411 | 22 |
| 2041 | 31,988,499 | 15,805,159 | 16,183,340 | — |
| 2042 | 32,663,162 | 16,137,938 | 16,525,224 | — |
| 2043 | 33,340,893 | 16,472,058 | 16,868,835 | — |
| 2044 | 34,021,236 | 16,807,299 | 17,213,937 | — |
| 2045 | 34,703,794 | 17,143,481 | 17,560,313 | 23 |
| 2046 | 35,388,178 | 17,480,417 | 17,907,761 | — |
| 2047 | 36,074,192 | 17,818,005 | 18,256,187 | — |
| 2048 | 36,761,914 | 18,156,293 | 18,605,621 | — |
| 2049 | 37,451,500 | 18,495,363 | 18,956,137 | — |
| 2050 | 38,142,971 | 18,835,232 | 19,307,739 | 24 |
| 2051 | 38,836,155 | 19,175,815 | 19,660,340 | — |
| 2052 | 39,530,582 | 19,516,899 | 20,013,683 | — |
| 2053 | 40,225,604 | 19,858,150 | 20,367,454 | — |
| 2054 | 40,920,456 | 20,199,206 | 20,721,250 | — |
| 2055 | 41,614,439 | 20,539,722 | 21,074,717 | 26 |
| 2056 | 42,307,081 | 20,879,464 | 21,427,617 | — |
| 2057 | 42,998,114 | 21,218,317 | 21,779,797 | — |
| 2058 | 43,687,333 | 21,556,191 | 22,131,142 | — |
| 2059 | 44,374,603 | 21,893,031 | 22,481,572 | — |
| 2060 | 45,059,724 | 22,228,746 | 22,830,978 | 27 |
| 2061 | 45,742,333 | 22,563,170 | 23,179,163 | — |
| 2062 | 46,421,955 | 22,896,076 | 23,525,879 | — |
| 2063 | 47,097,975 | 23,227,182 | 23,870,793 | — |
| 2064 | 47,769,749 | 23,556,181 | 24,213,568 | — |
| 2065 | 48,436,664 | 23,882,789 | 24,553,875 | 28 |
| 2066 | 49,098,321 | 24,206,815 | 24,891,506 | — |
| 2067 | 49,754,356 | 24,528,088 | 25,226,268 | — |
| 2068 | 50,404,328 | 24,846,421 | 25,557,907 | — |
| 2069 | 51,047,819 | 25,161,594 | 25,886,225 | — |
| 2070 | 51,684,414 | 25,473,426 | 26,210,988 | 29 |
| 2071 | 52,313,761 | 25,781,754 | 26,532,007 | — |
| 2072 | 52,935,584 | 26,086,461 | 26,849,123 | — |
| 2073 | 53,549,603 | 26,387,410 | 27,162,193 | — |
| 2074 | 54,155,612 | 26,684,509 | 27,471,103 | — |
| 2075 | 54,753,375 | 26,977,660 | 27,775,715 | 31 |
| 2076 | 55,342,655 | 27,266,753 | 28,075,902 | — |
| 2077 | 55,923,221 | 27,551,689 | 28,371,532 | — |
| 2078 | 56,494,946 | 27,832,424 | 28,662,522 | — |
| 2079 | 57,057,774 | 28,108,958 | 28,948,816 | — |
| 2080 | 57,611,568 | 28,381,225 | 29,230,343 | 32 |
| 2081 | 58,156,198 | 28,649,196 | 29,507,002 | — |
| 2082 | 58,691,451 | 28,912,779 | 29,778,672 | — |
| 2083 | 59,217,126 | 29,171,857 | 30,045,269 | — |
| 2084 | 59,733,021 | 29,426,351 | 30,306,670 | — |
| 2085 | 60,238,914 | 29,676,145 | 30,562,769 | 33 |
| 2086 | 60,734,708 | 29,921,196 | 30,813,512 | — |
| 2087 | 61,220,271 | 30,161,457 | 31,058,814 | — |
| 2088 | 61,695,421 | 30,396,882 | 31,298,539 | — |
| 2089 | 62,159,941 | 30,627,422 | 31,532,519 | — |
| 2090 | 62,613,677 | 30,853,039 | 31,760,638 | 35 |
| 2091 | 63,056,560 | 31,073,708 | 31,982,852 | — |
| 2092 | 63,488,559 | 31,289,416 | 32,199,143 | — |
| 2093 | 63,909,710 | 31,500,154 | 32,409,556 | — |
| 2094 | 64,320,074 | 31,705,932 | 32,614,142 | — |
| 2095 | 64,719,712 | 31,906,745 | 32,812,967 | 36 |
| 2096 | 65,108,710 | 32,102,621 | 33,006,089 | — |
| 2097 | 65,487,105 | 32,293,574 | 33,193,531 | — |
| 2098 | 65,854,995 | 32,479,643 | 33,375,352 | — |
| 2099 | 66,212,402 | 32,660,845 | 33,551,557 | — |
| 2100 | 66,559,386 | 32,837,216 | 33,722,170 | 37 |