Population of Malawi

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date16 Oct 2024

The current population of Malawi is 22,190,587 as of June 15, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Malawi is projected at 21,655,286, or 21.66 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Malawi is projected at 21,104,482, or 21.10 million people for the year 2023.

Malawi ranks 62nd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Malawi is ranked 21st among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Malawi population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
202421,376,13221,655,286558,3082.5780.27
202521,934,44022,216,120563,3592.5360.27
202622,497,79922,785,535575,4722.5260.27
202723,073,27123,366,188585,8332.5070.28
202823,659,10423,954,450590,6932.4660.28
202924,249,79724,553,502607,4102.4740.29
203024,857,20725,160,287606,1612.4090.29
203125,463,36825,763,535600,3342.3300.30
203226,063,70226,366,761606,1182.2990.30
203326,669,82026,978,421617,2022.2880.31
203427,287,02227,595,298616,5522.2340.31
203527,903,57428,213,795620,4422.1990.32
203628,524,01628,835,600623,1682.1610.32
203729,147,18429,462,510630,6512.1410.33
203829,777,83530,081,752607,8342.0210.33
203930,385,66930,691,587611,8361.9940.34
204030,997,50531,302,098609,1861.9460.34
204131,606,69131,911,246609,1101.9090.35
204232,215,80132,517,507603,4131.8560.35
204332,819,21433,122,491606,5541.8310.35
204433,425,76833,736,528621,5201.8420.36
204534,047,28834,350,954607,3321.7680.36
204634,654,62034,959,611609,9821.7450.37
204735,264,60235,567,993606,7821.7060.37
204835,871,38436,165,760588,7531.6280.38
204936,460,13736,761,003601,7321.6370.38
205037,061,86937,361,683599,6271.6050.39
205137,661,49637,964,325605,6581.5950.39
205238,267,15438,568,584602,8591.5630.40
205338,870,01339,174,573609,1201.5550.40
205439,479,13339,770,455582,6451.4650.41
205540,061,77840,357,522591,4871.4660.41
205640,653,26540,938,490570,4491.3930.41
205741,223,71441,511,359575,2901.3860.42
205841,799,00442,081,234564,4601.3410.42
205942,363,46442,655,652584,3761.3700.43
206042,947,84043,228,183560,6871.2970.43
206143,508,52743,785,931554,8081.2670.44
206244,063,33544,330,130533,5901.2040.44
206344,596,92544,854,818515,7861.1500.45
206445,112,71145,372,467519,5111.1450.45
206545,632,22245,890,787517,1311.1270.45
206646,149,35346,408,691518,6761.1180.46
206746,668,02946,922,128508,1981.0830.46
206847,176,22747,427,613502,7711.0600.47
206947,678,99847,923,944489,8931.0220.47
207048,168,89148,410,340482,8980.9980.48
207148,651,78948,890,060476,5420.9750.48
207249,128,33149,355,296453,9300.9200.48
207349,582,26149,806,634448,7450.9010.49
207450,031,00650,256,738451,4650.8980.49
207550,482,47150,708,853452,7630.8930.49
207650,935,23451,164,010457,5520.8940.50
207751,392,78651,618,823452,0730.8760.50
207851,844,85952,055,279420,8390.8080.51
207952,265,69852,475,230419,0640.7990.51
208052,684,76252,893,308417,0910.7890.51
208153,101,85353,304,783405,8600.7610.52
208253,507,71353,704,435393,4430.7330.52
208353,901,15654,094,649386,9850.7150.53
208454,288,14154,461,680347,0780.6370.53
208554,635,21954,812,020353,6030.6450.53
208654,988,82255,159,959342,2730.6210.54
208755,331,09555,500,709339,2290.6110.54
208855,670,32455,839,159337,6700.6050.54
208956,007,99456,166,457316,9270.5640.55
209056,324,92156,481,188312,5330.5530.55
209156,637,45456,783,372291,8370.5140.55
209256,929,29157,074,421290,2590.5090.56
209357,219,55057,354,603270,1070.4710.56
209457,489,65757,621,842264,3710.4590.56
209557,754,02857,879,215250,3730.4330.57
209658,004,40158,135,895262,9890.4520.57
209758,267,39058,389,577244,3730.4190.57
209858,511,76358,636,392249,2580.4250.57
209958,761,02158,888,533255,0240.4330.58
210059,016,04559,141,258250,4260.4230.58

Malawi population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19502,925,0582,950,30050,4841.7110.12
19512,975,5423,002,88554,6871.8210.12
19523,030,2293,059,37858,2991.9060.12
19533,088,5283,119,23561,4151.9690.12
19543,149,9433,181,52963,1721.9860.12
19553,213,1153,246,54366,8562.0590.12
19563,279,9713,315,29870,6552.1310.12
19573,350,6263,387,73874,2232.1910.12
19583,424,8493,463,94778,1962.2580.12
19593,503,0453,544,15982,2282.3200.12
19603,585,2733,628,13485,7222.3630.12
19613,670,9953,715,53489,0782.3980.12
19623,760,0733,806,30792,4672.4290.12
19633,852,5403,900,50695,9332.4600.12
19643,948,4733,997,30597,6642.4430.12
19654,046,1374,096,157100,0402.4420.12
19664,146,1774,197,926103,4972.4660.12
19674,249,6744,303,012106,6762.4790.12
19684,356,3504,411,054109,4082.4800.12
19694,465,7584,521,184110,8512.4520.12
19704,576,6094,633,944114,6702.4750.13
19714,691,2794,751,434120,3102.5320.13
19724,811,5894,874,475125,7712.5800.13
19734,937,3605,003,938133,1552.6610.13
19745,070,5155,141,337141,6452.7550.13
19755,212,1605,287,367150,4132.8450.13
19765,362,5735,443,384161,6222.9690.13
19775,524,1955,614,983181,5763.2340.13
19785,705,7715,810,132208,7213.5930.14
19795,914,4926,028,749228,5143.7910.14
19806,143,0066,265,529245,0463.9120.14
19816,388,0526,516,454256,8053.9410.14
19826,644,8576,778,879268,0443.9550.15
19836,912,9017,051,709277,6173.9370.15
19847,190,5187,332,810284,5833.8810.15
19857,475,1017,620,508290,8153.8170.16
19867,765,9167,906,480281,1283.5560.16
19878,047,0448,293,174492,2605.9370.16
19888,539,3048,753,262427,9154.8900.17
19898,967,2199,176,220418,0034.5560.18
19909,385,2229,545,852321,2603.3660.18
19919,706,4829,844,227275,4892.7990.18
19929,981,97110,135,079306,2163.0220.18
199310,288,18710,284,024-8,326-0.0810.18
199410,279,86110,164,894-229,934-2.2620.18
199510,049,92710,150,117200,3801.9740.18
199610,250,30710,352,228203,8411.9690.18
199710,454,14810,562,035215,7742.0430.18
199810,669,92210,792,876245,9082.2790.18
199910,915,83011,047,804263,9482.3890.18
200011,179,77811,315,942272,3282.4070.18
200111,452,10611,593,058281,9052.4320.19
200211,734,01111,880,440292,8582.4650.19
200312,026,86912,181,574309,4102.5400.19
200412,336,27912,500,737328,9162.6310.19
200512,665,19512,840,031349,6732.7230.19
200613,014,86813,198,701367,6652.7860.20
200713,382,53313,576,343387,6202.8550.20
200813,770,15313,976,417412,5292.9520.20
200914,182,68214,395,788426,2122.9610.21
201014,608,89414,826,463435,1382.9350.21
201115,044,03215,265,022441,9812.8960.21
201215,486,01315,709,577447,1282.8460.22
201315,933,14116,161,816457,3492.8300.22
201416,390,49016,621,538462,0962.7800.23
201516,852,58617,085,587466,0022.7280.23
201617,318,58817,557,739478,3022.7240.23
201717,796,89018,039,715485,6502.6920.24
201818,282,54018,528,081491,0822.6510.24
201918,773,62219,025,752504,2602.6510.24
202019,277,88219,533,888512,0112.6210.25
202119,789,89320,047,258514,7302.5680.25
202220,304,62320,568,728528,2102.5680.26
202320,832,83321,104,482543,2992.5740.26