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Compare the Population Density of Malawi & Indonesia

How does 🇲🇼 Malawi's population density compare to 🇮🇩 Indonesia's?

The current population density of Malawi is 229.03 inhabitants per square kilometers. That is 80.68 people more per square kilometers than Indonesia, which currently has a population density of 148.35 people per km².

If populations where spread out evenly across nations, each person in Malawi would only have 4,366 square meters to themselves. In comparison with Indonesia, where inhabitants would have a total of 6,741 square meters per person.

Population density data can give you a good indication of how crowded a country, region or economic zone is. However, it's important to understand that not all land area is livable. Extreme cold or heat, makes some places on earth less suitable for habitation. Mountainous terrain and marshlands also limits development of certain regions.

  • 🇲🇼 Malawi has a population density of 229.03 people/km²
  • 🇲🇼 Malawi has a 80.68 more people/km² than 🇮🇩 Indonesia.
  • 🇲🇼 Malawi's population density is projected to increase with 396.46 people/km² between 2024-2100, while 🇮🇩 Indonesia's population density will increase with 6.29 people/km² during the same time period.
  • 🇲🇼 Malawi is projected to have a population density of 625.4892 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100. In comparison with 🇮🇩 Indonesia that is projected to have a population of 154.6425 people/km².

🇲🇼 Malawi

Malawi's Population Density Between 1950 - 2024

Between 1950 and 2024 the population density of Malawi increased from 31.20 to 229.03 people per square kilometer. A 634.0% density increase in a 74 year time frame.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
1950 31.203 0.00% 0.00
1951 31.759 1.78% 0.56
1952 32.357 1.88% 0.60
1953 32.990 1.96% 0.63
1954 33.648 2.00% 0.66
1955 34.336 2.04% 0.69
1956 35.063 2.12% 0.73
1957 35.829 2.19% 0.77
1958 36.635 2.25% 0.81
1959 37.484 2.32% 0.85
1960 38.372 2.37% 0.89
1961 39.296 2.41% 0.92
1962 40.256 2.44% 0.96
1963 41.252 2.47% 1.00
1964 42.276 2.48% 1.02
1965 43.322 2.47% 1.05
1966 44.398 2.48% 1.08
1967 45.510 2.50% 1.11
1968 46.652 2.51% 1.14
1969 47.817 2.50% 1.16
1970 49.010 2.49% 1.19
1971 50.252 2.54% 1.24
1972 51.553 2.59% 1.30
1973 52.923 2.66% 1.37
1974 54.376 2.75% 1.45
1975 55.920 2.84% 1.54
1976 57.570 2.95% 1.65
1977 59.385 3.15% 1.81
1978 61.449 3.48% 2.06
1979 63.761 3.76% 2.31
1980 66.265 3.93% 2.50
1981 68.919 4.00% 2.65
1982 71.695 4.03% 2.78
1983 74.580 4.02% 2.89
1984 77.553 3.99% 2.97
1985 80.596 3.92% 3.04
1986 83.620 3.75% 3.02
1987 87.710 4.89% 4.09
1988 92.576 5.55% 4.87
1989 97.049 4.83% 4.47
1990 100.959 4.03% 3.91
1991 104.114 3.13% 3.16
1992 107.191 2.95% 3.08
1993 108.766 1.47% 1.58
1994 107.506 -1.16% 1.26
1995 107.350 -0.15% 0.16
1996 109.487 1.99% 2.14
1997 111.706 2.03% 2.22
1998 114.147 2.19% 2.44
1999 116.844 2.36% 2.70
2000 119.680 2.43% 2.84
2001 122.610 2.45% 2.93
2002 125.650 2.48% 3.04
2003 128.835 2.53% 3.18
2004 132.210 2.62% 3.38
2005 135.799 2.71% 3.59
2006 139.592 2.79% 3.79
2007 143.586 2.86% 3.99
2008 147.817 2.95% 4.23
2009 152.253 3.00% 4.44
2010 156.808 2.99% 4.55
2011 161.446 2.96% 4.64
2012 166.148 2.91% 4.70
2013 170.930 2.88% 4.78
2014 175.793 2.84% 4.86
2015 180.700 2.79% 4.91
2016 185.694 2.76% 4.99
2017 190.792 2.75% 5.10
2018 195.957 2.71% 5.16
2019 201.220 2.69% 5.26
2020 206.594 2.67% 5.37
2021 212.024 2.63% 5.43
2022 217.539 2.60% 5.52
2023 223.205 2.60% 5.67
2024 229.030 2.61% 5.83

Malawi's Projected Population Density Between 2024 - 2100

Malawi's population density is set to increase in the future from 229.03 to 625.49 people per square kilometers. That is a change of 1904.59% in population density for the country, from the year 2024 to 2100.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
2024 229.030 2.61% 5.83
2025 234.962 2.59% 5.93
2026 240.984 2.56% 6.02
2027 247.125 2.55% 6.14
2028 253.347 2.52% 6.22
2029 259.683 2.50% 6.34
2030 266.100 2.47% 6.42
2031 272.480 2.40% 6.38
2032 278.860 2.34% 6.38
2033 285.329 2.32% 6.47
2034 291.853 2.29% 6.52
2035 298.394 2.24% 6.54
2036 304.971 2.20% 6.58
2037 311.601 2.17% 6.63
2038 318.150 2.10% 6.55
2039 324.600 2.03% 6.45
2040 331.057 1.99% 6.46
2041 337.499 1.95% 6.44
2042 343.911 1.90% 6.41
2043 350.310 1.86% 6.40
2044 356.804 1.85% 6.49
2045 363.302 1.82% 6.50
2046 369.740 1.77% 6.44
2047 376.174 1.74% 6.43
2048 382.496 1.68% 6.32
2049 388.791 1.65% 6.30
2050 395.144 1.63% 6.35
2051 401.518 1.61% 6.37
2052 407.909 1.59% 6.39
2053 414.318 1.57% 6.41
2054 420.620 1.52% 6.30
2055 426.829 1.48% 6.21
2056 432.973 1.44% 6.14
2057 439.032 1.40% 6.06
2058 445.059 1.37% 6.03
2059 451.134 1.37% 6.08
2060 457.190 1.34% 6.06
2061 463.088 1.29% 5.90
2062 468.844 1.24% 5.76
2063 474.393 1.18% 5.55
2064 479.868 1.15% 5.47
2065 485.350 1.14% 5.48
2066 490.827 1.13% 5.48
2067 496.257 1.11% 5.43
2068 501.603 1.08% 5.35
2069 506.853 1.05% 5.25
2070 511.997 1.01% 5.14
2071 517.071 0.99% 5.07
2072 521.991 0.95% 4.92
2073 526.764 0.91% 4.77
2074 531.525 0.90% 4.76
2075 536.307 0.90% 4.78
2076 541.120 0.90% 4.81
2077 545.931 0.89% 4.81
2078 550.547 0.85% 4.62
2079 554.988 0.81% 4.44
2080 559.410 0.80% 4.42
2081 563.762 0.78% 4.35
2082 567.988 0.75% 4.23
2083 572.115 0.73% 4.13
2084 575.997 0.68% 3.88
2085 579.702 0.64% 3.71
2086 583.382 0.63% 3.68
2087 586.986 0.62% 3.60
2088 590.566 0.61% 3.58
2089 594.027 0.59% 3.46
2090 597.356 0.56% 3.33
2091 600.552 0.54% 3.20
2092 603.630 0.51% 3.08
2093 606.593 0.49% 2.96
2094 609.420 0.47% 2.83
2095 612.142 0.45% 2.72
2096 614.856 0.44% 2.71
2097 617.539 0.44% 2.68
2098 620.150 0.42% 2.61
2099 622.816 0.43% 2.67
2100 625.489 0.43% 2.67

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Indonesia's Population Density Between 1950 - 2024

Between 1950 and 2024 the population density of Indonesia increased from 36.00 to 148.35 people per square kilometer. A 312.05% density increase in a 74 year time frame.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
1950 36.003 0.00% 0.00
1951 36.781 2.16% 0.78
1952 37.613 2.26% 0.83
1953 38.499 2.36% 0.89
1954 39.440 2.44% 0.94
1955 40.438 2.53% 1.00
1956 41.489 2.60% 1.05
1957 42.592 2.66% 1.10
1958 43.745 2.71% 1.15
1959 44.948 2.75% 1.20
1960 46.206 2.80% 1.26
1961 47.511 2.83% 1.31
1962 48.864 2.85% 1.35
1963 50.264 2.87% 1.40
1964 51.720 2.90% 1.46
1965 53.045 2.56% 1.32
1966 54.315 2.39% 1.27
1967 55.746 2.63% 1.43
1968 57.276 2.74% 1.53
1969 58.881 2.80% 1.61
1970 60.524 2.79% 1.64
1971 62.186 2.75% 1.66
1972 63.864 2.70% 1.68
1973 65.564 2.66% 1.70
1974 67.273 2.61% 1.71
1975 68.995 2.56% 1.72
1976 70.737 2.53% 1.74
1977 72.495 2.49% 1.76
1978 74.285 2.47% 1.79
1979 76.107 2.45% 1.82
1980 77.947 2.42% 1.84
1981 79.796 2.37% 1.85
1982 81.663 2.34% 1.87
1983 83.546 2.31% 1.88
1984 85.430 2.25% 1.88
1985 87.275 2.16% 1.84
1986 89.053 2.04% 1.78
1987 90.799 1.96% 1.75
1988 92.549 1.93% 1.75
1989 94.300 1.89% 1.75
1990 96.027 1.83% 1.73
1991 97.742 1.79% 1.71
1992 99.451 1.75% 1.71
1993 101.158 1.72% 1.71
1994 102.877 1.70% 1.72
1995 104.602 1.68% 1.72
1996 106.338 1.66% 1.74
1997 108.081 1.64% 1.74
1998 109.803 1.59% 1.72
1999 111.466 1.51% 1.66
2000 113.075 1.44% 1.61
2001 114.655 1.40% 1.58
2002 116.220 1.36% 1.56
2003 117.769 1.33% 1.55
2004 119.275 1.28% 1.51
2005 120.816 1.29% 1.54
2006 122.428 1.33% 1.61
2007 124.056 1.33% 1.63
2008 125.676 1.31% 1.62
2009 127.278 1.28% 1.60
2010 128.893 1.27% 1.61
2011 130.549 1.28% 1.66
2012 132.238 1.29% 1.69
2013 133.889 1.25% 1.65
2014 135.472 1.18% 1.58
2015 137.001 1.13% 1.53
2016 138.481 1.08% 1.48
2017 139.904 1.03% 1.42
2018 141.267 0.97% 1.36
2019 142.595 0.94% 1.33
2020 143.812 0.85% 1.22
2021 144.829 0.71% 1.02
2022 145.913 0.75% 1.08
2023 147.148 0.85% 1.23
2024 148.351 0.82% 1.20

Indonesia's Projected Population Density Between 2024 - 2100

Indonesia's population density is set to increase in the future from 148.35 to 154.64 people per square kilometers. That is a change of 329.53% in population density for the country, from the year 2024 to 2100.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
2024 148.351 0.82% 1.20
2025 149.519 0.79% 1.17
2026 150.653 0.76% 1.13
2027 151.751 0.73% 1.10
2028 152.814 0.70% 1.06
2029 153.840 0.67% 1.03
2030 154.834 0.65% 0.99
2031 155.798 0.62% 0.96
2032 156.736 0.60% 0.94
2033 157.646 0.58% 0.91
2034 158.529 0.56% 0.88
2035 159.381 0.54% 0.85
2036 160.202 0.51% 0.82
2037 160.993 0.49% 0.79
2038 161.752 0.47% 0.76
2039 162.476 0.45% 0.72
2040 163.165 0.42% 0.69
2041 163.816 0.40% 0.65
2042 164.428 0.37% 0.61
2043 165.000 0.35% 0.57
2044 165.531 0.32% 0.53
2045 166.018 0.29% 0.49
2046 166.462 0.27% 0.44
2047 166.862 0.24% 0.40
2048 167.225 0.22% 0.36
2049 167.548 0.19% 0.32
2050 167.831 0.17% 0.28
2051 168.073 0.14% 0.24
2052 168.276 0.12% 0.20
2053 168.444 0.10% 0.17
2054 168.580 0.08% 0.14
2055 168.683 0.06% 0.10
2056 168.757 0.04% 0.07
2057 168.803 0.03% 0.05
2058 168.820 0.01% 0.02
2059 168.812 -0.00% 0.01
2060 168.781 -0.02% 0.03
2061 168.729 -0.03% 0.05
2062 168.656 -0.04% 0.07
2063 168.566 -0.05% 0.09
2064 168.460 -0.06% 0.11
2065 168.338 -0.07% 0.12
2066 168.199 -0.08% 0.14
2067 168.043 -0.09% 0.16
2068 167.872 -0.10% 0.17
2069 167.685 -0.11% 0.19
2070 167.484 -0.12% 0.20
2071 167.268 -0.13% 0.22
2072 167.038 -0.14% 0.23
2073 166.790 -0.15% 0.25
2074 166.527 -0.16% 0.26
2075 166.247 -0.17% 0.28
2076 165.951 -0.18% 0.30
2077 165.639 -0.19% 0.31
2078 165.309 -0.20% 0.33
2079 164.963 -0.21% 0.35
2080 164.602 -0.22% 0.36
2081 164.227 -0.23% 0.38
2082 163.836 -0.24% 0.39
2083 163.428 -0.25% 0.41
2084 163.006 -0.26% 0.42
2085 162.570 -0.27% 0.44
2086 162.120 -0.28% 0.45
2087 161.655 -0.29% 0.46
2088 161.178 -0.29% 0.48
2089 160.690 -0.30% 0.49
2090 160.189 -0.31% 0.50
2091 159.676 -0.32% 0.51
2092 159.150 -0.33% 0.53
2093 158.614 -0.34% 0.54
2094 158.069 -0.34% 0.55
2095 157.517 -0.35% 0.55
2096 156.957 -0.36% 0.56
2097 156.388 -0.36% 0.57
2098 155.812 -0.37% 0.58
2099 155.230 -0.37% 0.58
2100 154.643 -0.38% 0.59

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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