Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 16 Oct 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Malawi is projected at 21.66 million, compared to 21.10 million in 2023. It ranks 62nd in the world by population and 21st in Africa. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 2.58 percent, the 22nd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 10.57 million males and 11.09 million females in Malawi. The percentage of the male population is 48.8%, compared to 51.2% of the female population. Malawi has 521k more females than males. The sex ratio in Malawi in 2024 will be 95.300 males per 100 females. Malawi is in the 63rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
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Male | Female | Total | |||
1950 | 1,414,449 | 1,535,851 | 2,950,300 | 1.71 | 92.095 |
1955 | 1,558,100 | 1,688,444 | 3,246,543 | 2.06 | 92.280 |
1960 | 1,744,168 | 1,883,966 | 3,628,134 | 2.36 | 92.580 |
1965 | 1,973,390 | 2,122,767 | 4,096,157 | 2.44 | 92.963 |
1970 | 2,236,702 | 2,397,242 | 4,633,944 | 2.48 | 93.303 |
1975 | 2,558,608 | 2,728,758 | 5,287,367 | 2.85 | 93.765 |
1980 | 3,035,451 | 3,230,078 | 6,265,529 | 3.91 | 93.975 |
1985 | 3,692,927 | 3,927,582 | 7,620,508 | 3.82 | 94.025 |
1990 | 4,629,405 | 4,916,447 | 9,545,852 | 3.37 | 94.162 |
1995 | 4,937,276 | 5,212,841 | 10,150,117 | 1.97 | 94.714 |
2000 | 5,505,570 | 5,810,372 | 11,315,942 | 2.41 | 94.754 |
2005 | 6,224,208 | 6,615,824 | 12,840,031 | 2.72 | 94.081 |
2010 | 7,197,070 | 7,629,392 | 14,826,463 | 2.94 | 94.333 |
2015 | 8,315,797 | 8,769,790 | 17,085,587 | 2.73 | 94.823 |
2020 | 9,522,275 | 10,011,612 | 19,533,888 | 2.62 | 95.112 |
2021 | 9,774,487 | 10,272,771 | 20,047,258 | 2.57 | 95.149 |
2022 | 10,030,976 | 10,537,752 | 20,568,728 | 2.57 | 95.191 |
2023 | 10,295,096 | 10,809,386 | 21,104,482 | 2.57 | 95.242 |
2024 | 10,567,044 | 11,088,242 | 21,655,286 | 2.58 | 95.300 |
Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 32.660 | 16.144 | 6.824 |
1955 | 33.581 | 16.763 | 6.843 |
1960 | 34.986 | 17.114 | 7.042 |
1965 | 35.740 | 17.373 | 7.126 |
1970 | 36.638 | 16.917 | 7.295 |
1975 | 40.079 | 16.385 | 7.359 |
1980 | 44.331 | 16.239 | 7.518 |
1985 | 44.568 | 16.198 | 7.170 |
1990 | 43.575 | 16.209 | 6.740 |
1995 | 43.804 | 15.733 | 6.392 |
2000 | 46.170 | 15.691 | 6.002 |
2005 | 52.469 | 15.722 | 5.848 |
2010 | 57.787 | 15.654 | 5.263 |
2015 | 62.324 | 15.979 | 4.384 |
2020 | 65.216 | 16.897 | 3.877 |
2021 | 64.782 | 17.109 | 3.791 |
2022 | 66.037 | 17.335 | 3.720 |
2023 | 67.353 | 17.580 | 3.648 |
2024 | 67.561 | 17.841 | 3.590 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 95,476 | 145,952 | 32.361 | 49.470 |
1955 | 99,948 | 166,799 | 30.786 | 51.377 |
1960 | 109,210 | 194,928 | 30.101 | 53.727 |
1965 | 121,597 | 221,638 | 29.686 | 54.109 |
1970 | 133,228 | 250,048 | 28.750 | 53.960 |
1975 | 133,492 | 278,744 | 25.247 | 52.719 |
1980 | 137,479 | 330,225 | 21.942 | 52.705 |
1985 | 167,556 | 383,737 | 21.988 | 50.356 |
1990 | 212,217 | 462,370 | 22.231 | 48.437 |
1995 | 208,645 | 475,390 | 20.556 | 46.836 |
2000 | 203,932 | 504,370 | 18.022 | 44.572 |
2005 | 183,869 | 564,999 | 14.320 | 44.003 |
2010 | 158,766 | 603,227 | 10.708 | 40.686 |
2015 | 130,573 | 603,052 | 7.642 | 35.296 |
2020 | 120,892 | 635,555 | 6.189 | 32.536 |
2021 | 125,436 | 642,826 | 6.257 | 32.066 |
2022 | 119,361 | 652,812 | 5.803 | 31.738 |
2023 | 113,181 | 662,289 | 5.363 | 31.381 |
2024 | 114,589 | 674,407 | 5.292 | 31.143 |
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 103,560 | 2,850,311 | 3.506 |
1955 | 127,621 | 3,124,711 | 3.924 |
1960 | 158,848 | 3,459,747 | 4.390 |
1965 | 199,188 | 3,859,485 | 4.908 |
1970 | 278,646 | 4,325,077 | 6.053 |
1975 | 404,986 | 4,887,822 | 7.652 |
1980 | 557,771 | 5,605,309 | 9.050 |
1985 | 732,861 | 6,478,244 | 10.163 |
1990 | 1,090,992 | 8,346,561 | 11.560 |
1995 | 1,314,278 | 8,594,810 | 13.263 |
2000 | 1,662,050 | 9,714,122 | 14.610 |
2005 | 1,962,982 | 11,076,729 | 15.054 |
2010 | 2,357,581 | 12,809,514 | 15.544 |
2015 | 2,866,700 | 14,706,907 | 16.313 |
2020 | 3,534,836 | 16,748,855 | 17.427 |
2021 | 3,691,081 | 17,168,110 | 17.695 |
2022 | 3,855,794 | 17,589,674 | 17.980 |
2023 | 4,029,578 | 18,013,680 | 18.280 |
2024 | 4,213,135 | 18,440,490 | 18.598 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,569,128 | 1,560,565 | 3,129,693 | 14.45 | 100.549 |
05-09 | 1,443,018 | 1,440,789 | 2,883,807 | 13.32 | 100.155 |
10-14 | 1,395,700 | 1,405,703 | 2,801,403 | 12.94 | 99.288 |
15-19 | 1,274,895 | 1,296,125 | 2,571,020 | 11.87 | 98.362 |
20-24 | 1,048,561 | 1,070,910 | 2,119,471 | 9.79 | 97.913 |
25-29 | 867,533 | 899,693 | 1,767,226 | 8.16 | 96.425 |
30-34 | 708,727 | 781,788 | 1,490,515 | 6.88 | 90.655 |
35-39 | 583,797 | 688,203 | 1,272,000 | 5.87 | 84.829 |
40-44 | 506,996 | 564,553 | 1,071,550 | 4.95 | 89.805 |
45-49 | 382,755 | 374,408 | 757,163 | 3.50 | 102.229 |
50-54 | 253,216 | 269,019 | 522,236 | 2.41 | 94.126 |
55-59 | 172,250 | 230,625 | 402,876 | 1.86 | 74.688 |
60-64 | 130,254 | 176,041 | 306,294 | 1.41 | 73.991 |
65-69 | 92,924 | 116,194 | 209,117 | 0.97 | 79.973 |
70-74 | 61,459 | 82,380 | 143,839 | 0.66 | 74.604 |
75-79 | 42,233 | 66,079 | 108,312 | 0.50 | 63.913 |
80-84 | 22,386 | 39,846 | 62,231 | 0.29 | 56.181 |
85-89 | 8,540 | 18,076 | 26,616 | 0.12 | 47.245 |
90-94 | 2,217 | 5,760 | 7,977 | 0.04 | 38.490 |
95-99 | 403 | 1,281 | 1,683 | 0.01 | 31.460 |
100+ | 53 | 203 | 256 | 0.00 | 26.108 |
Total | 10,567,045 | 11,088,241 | 21,655,285 | 95.300 |