🇲🇼 Population of Malawi

20,931,751
Current Population of Malawi
534,722
Net population growth this year
221.38
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Malawi reached 20,931,751, of which 10,184,498 people are male and 10,747,252 female. The country has a population density of 221.3782 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.555% for the year. According to the latest data, Malawi is set to increase its population size by 553,699 people next year. Making the total population count of Malawi 21,475,962 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Malawi (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Malawi grown from 2,949,739 people to 20,931,751. An increase of the population size by 609.61% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 2,949,739 1,414,600 1,535,140 49,362 31.197 1.673%
1951 3,001,114 1,440,381 1,560,732 53,387 31.7403 1.779%
1952 3,056,297 1,467,956 1,588,341 56,980 32.324 1.864%
1953 3,114,930 1,497,148 1,617,783 60,286 32.9441 1.935%
1954 3,176,123 1,527,458 1,648,665 62,100 33.5913 1.955%
1955 3,240,318 1,559,024 1,681,294 66,289 34.2702 2.046%
1956 3,308,682 1,592,482 1,716,201 70,441 34.9933 2.129%
1957 3,381,112 1,627,873 1,753,238 74,417 35.7593 2.201%
1958 3,457,376 1,665,099 1,792,276 78,111 36.5659 2.259%
1959 3,537,432 1,704,142 1,833,289 82,001 37.4126 2.318%
1960 3,621,081 1,744,786 1,876,295 85,298 38.2972 2.356%
1961 3,708,193 1,786,842 1,921,351 88,927 39.2186 2.398%
1962 3,799,154 1,830,584 1,968,570 92,995 40.1806 2.448%
1963 3,893,628 1,876,131 2,017,497 95,952 41.1798 2.464%
1964 3,990,361 1,922,991 2,067,370 97,514 42.2028 2.444%
1965 4,089,096 1,970,993 2,118,104 99,957 43.2471 2.445%
1966 4,190,764 2,020,506 2,170,258 103,378 44.3223 2.467%
1967 4,295,762 2,071,722 2,224,041 106,619 45.4328 2.482%
1968 4,403,430 2,124,497 2,278,934 108,716 46.5715 2.469%
1969 4,512,862 2,178,279 2,334,582 110,147 47.7289 2.441%
1970 4,625,141 2,233,464 2,391,676 114,412 48.9164 2.474%
1971 4,742,480 2,291,206 2,451,273 120,265 50.1574 2.536%
1972 4,865,978 2,352,076 2,513,903 126,732 51.4635 2.605%
1973 4,996,239 2,416,456 2,579,784 133,790 52.8412 2.678%
1974 5,134,199 2,484,910 2,649,289 142,129 54.3003 2.768%
1975 5,280,964 2,557,641 2,723,324 151,403 55.8525 2.867%
1976 5,438,226 2,635,088 2,803,139 163,121 57.5157 3.0%
1977 5,611,712 2,720,160 2,891,552 183,851 59.3505 3.276%
1978 5,808,810 2,816,680 2,992,130 210,343 61.4351 3.621%
1979 6,029,140 2,924,593 3,104,547 230,317 63.7653 3.821%
1980 6,267,369 3,041,298 3,226,071 246,142 66.2849 3.928%
1981 6,519,891 3,164,970 3,354,921 258,902 68.9556 3.971%
1982 6,784,348 3,294,468 3,489,880 270,011 71.7526 3.98%
1983 7,058,317 3,428,652 3,629,666 277,928 74.6501 3.938%
1984 7,339,002 3,566,260 3,772,741 283,441 77.6187 3.863%
1985 7,625,078 3,706,698 3,918,380 288,712 80.6443 3.787%
1986 7,909,819 3,846,497 4,063,323 280,770 83.6558 3.55%
1987 8,295,993 4,036,938 4,259,055 491,578 87.74 5.927%
1988 8,754,781 4,262,030 4,492,752 425,999 92.5922 4.867%
1989 9,174,894 4,466,243 4,708,652 414,227 97.0354 4.516%
1990 9,539,665 4,643,501 4,896,164 315,314 100.8933 3.306%
1991 9,831,584 4,785,228 5,046,356 268,523 103.9807 2.731%
1992 10,115,420 4,923,008 5,192,413 299,150 106.9826 2.958%
1993 10,257,233 4,991,571 5,265,662 -15,524 108.4825 -0.151%
1994 10,131,799 4,929,944 5,201,856 -235,343 107.1558 -2.323%
1995 10,112,816 4,922,616 5,190,200 197,375 106.9551 1.952%
1996 10,310,528 5,023,324 5,287,204 198,050 109.0461 1.921%
1997 10,512,678 5,126,131 5,386,547 206,250 111.1841 1.962%
1998 10,732,456 5,236,453 5,496,002 233,306 113.5085 2.174%
1999 10,973,956 5,349,843 5,624,112 249,693 116.0626 2.275%
2000 11,229,387 5,464,600 5,764,787 261,170 118.7641 2.326%
2001 11,498,818 5,587,759 5,911,060 277,693 121.6137 2.415%
2002 11,784,498 5,719,294 6,065,205 293,667 124.6351 2.492%
2003 12,087,965 5,859,615 6,228,350 313,266 127.8446 2.592%
2004 12,411,342 6,009,766 6,401,576 333,488 131.2647 2.687%
2005 12,755,648 6,170,250 6,585,398 355,125 134.9062 2.784%
2006 13,118,306 6,340,083 6,778,224 370,191 138.7417 2.822%
2007 13,495,463 6,518,572 6,976,892 384,122 142.7306 2.846%
2008 13,889,422 6,710,463 7,178,960 403,797 146.8972 2.907%
2009 14,298,932 6,914,014 7,384,918 415,222 151.2282 2.904%
2010 14,718,422 7,122,580 7,595,842 423,757 155.6648 2.879%
2011 15,146,094 7,334,829 7,811,265 431,588 160.188 2.85%
2012 15,581,250 7,550,254 8,030,996 438,725 164.7903 2.816%
2013 16,024,776 7,769,339 8,255,436 448,325 169.4811 2.798%
2014 16,477,966 7,992,387 8,485,580 458,057 174.2741 2.78%
2015 16,938,942 8,219,165 8,719,776 463,893 179.1495 2.739%
2016 17,405,624 8,449,079 8,956,544 469,471 184.0852 2.697%
2017 17,881,167 8,683,180 9,197,987 481,616 189.1146 2.694%
2018 18,367,883 8,922,676 9,445,207 491,816 194.2622 2.678%
2019 18,867,337 9,168,342 9,698,995 507,091 199.5446 2.688%
2020 19,377,061 9,418,758 9,958,304 512,359 204.9355 2.644%
2021 19,889,742 9,670,800 10,218,942 513,001 210.3577 2.579%
2022 20,405,317 9,924,861 10,480,456 518,147 215.8105 2.539%
2023 20,931,751 10,184,498 10,747,252 534,722 221.3782 2.555%

Statements that can be derived from Malawi's population data

  • Malawi has a population of 20,931,751 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Malawi's population is equivalent to 0.26% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Malawi's population will grow with 534,722 people.
  • In 2023, 6,000 more people will emigrate from Malawi than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Malawi is 17.21 years.
  • In Malawi there are 221.38 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 28.07 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Malawi.
  • In Malawi, 10,184,498 of the total population are male, and 10,747,252 are female.

Future Population of Malawi (2023 - 2100)

Malawi's population is set to incease in the future from 20,931,751 people to 58,521,720 people. An increase of the population size by 1883.96% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 20,931,751 10,184,498 10,747,252 534,722 221.3782 2.555%
2024 21,475,962 10,452,500 11,023,462 553,699 227.1339 2.578%
2025 22,033,992 10,726,870 11,307,122 562,362 233.0357 2.552%
2026 22,601,151 11,005,646 11,595,505 571,956 239.0341 2.531%
2027 23,176,271 11,288,252 11,888,020 578,285 245.1167 2.495%
2028 23,758,548 11,574,286 12,184,262 586,267 251.2749 2.468%
2029 24,347,875 11,863,670 12,484,206 592,388 257.5078 2.433%
2030 24,944,243 12,156,356 12,787,886 600,348 263.8151 2.407%
2031 25,544,608 12,450,827 13,093,781 600,383 270.1647 2.35%
2032 26,148,406 12,746,796 13,401,610 607,211 276.5505 2.322%
2033 26,755,508 13,044,148 13,711,360 606,994 282.9714 2.269%
2034 27,364,192 13,342,026 14,022,166 610,374 289.4089 2.231%
2035 27,975,136 13,640,774 14,334,361 611,513 295.8704 2.186%
2036 28,589,069 13,940,742 14,648,326 616,353 302.3634 2.156%
2037 29,206,646 14,242,251 14,964,395 618,802 308.8951 2.119%
2038 29,825,538 14,544,134 15,281,404 618,982 315.4406 2.075%
2039 30,443,121 14,845,068 15,598,053 616,184 321.9723 2.024%
2040 31,059,544 15,145,103 15,914,442 616,663 328.4917 1.985%
2041 31,674,805 15,444,252 16,230,554 613,858 334.9988 1.938%
2042 32,289,974 15,743,068 16,546,904 616,479 341.5049 1.909%
2043 32,904,194 16,041,114 16,863,079 611,961 348.001 1.86%
2044 33,515,464 16,337,402 17,178,063 610,581 354.4659 1.822%
2045 34,126,156 16,633,152 17,493,003 610,801 360.9247 1.79%
2046 34,735,672 16,928,084 17,807,589 608,233 367.3711 1.751%
2047 35,344,273 17,222,316 18,121,957 608,968 373.8078 1.723%
2048 35,952,328 17,516,033 18,436,294 607,141 380.2387 1.689%
2049 36,557,676 17,808,186 18,749,490 603,556 386.641 1.651%
2050 37,159,300 18,098,266 19,061,035 599,693 393.0039 1.614%
2051 37,756,274 18,385,794 19,370,479 594,253 399.3176 1.574%
2052 38,349,203 18,671,113 19,678,089 591,606 405.5885 1.543%
2053 38,940,204 18,955,293 19,984,911 590,395 411.839 1.516%
2054 39,527,997 19,237,686 20,290,311 585,193 418.0556 1.48%
2055 40,111,554 19,517,787 20,593,766 581,919 424.2274 1.451%
2056 40,690,626 19,795,517 20,895,109 576,225 430.3518 1.416%
2057 41,265,001 20,070,806 21,194,194 572,525 436.4265 1.387%
2058 41,836,941 20,344,771 21,492,170 571,356 442.4755 1.366%
2059 42,404,926 20,616,654 21,788,272 564,614 448.4826 1.332%
2060 42,963,917 20,883,943 22,079,974 553,368 454.3946 1.288%
2061 43,515,792 21,147,625 22,368,166 550,381 460.2313 1.265%
2062 44,062,512 21,408,715 22,653,796 543,059 466.0135 1.232%
2063 44,601,768 21,666,037 22,935,731 535,454 471.7168 1.201%
2064 45,132,253 21,918,958 23,213,295 525,516 477.3273 1.164%
2065 45,653,352 22,167,291 23,486,060 516,682 482.8386 1.132%
2066 46,168,319 22,412,724 23,755,595 513,251 488.285 1.112%
2067 46,677,673 22,655,442 24,022,232 505,457 493.672 1.083%
2068 47,180,754 22,895,076 24,285,678 500,704 498.9927 1.061%
2069 47,677,719 23,131,746 24,545,974 493,226 504.2487 1.035%
2070 48,166,813 23,364,559 24,802,254 484,963 509.4214 1.007%
2071 48,648,465 23,593,683 25,054,782 478,339 514.5154 0.983%
2072 49,120,721 23,818,135 25,302,587 466,174 519.5101 0.949%
2073 49,580,731 24,036,481 25,544,250 453,846 524.3753 0.915%
2074 50,030,945 24,249,974 25,780,971 446,582 529.1368 0.893%
2075 50,473,009 24,459,415 26,013,593 437,545 533.8122 0.867%
2076 50,905,898 24,664,243 26,241,656 428,234 538.3905 0.841%
2077 51,328,433 24,863,931 26,464,502 416,836 542.8593 0.812%
2078 51,741,397 25,058,870 26,682,527 409,092 547.2269 0.791%
2079 52,145,908 25,249,590 26,896,319 399,931 551.5051 0.767%
2080 52,543,916 25,436,996 27,106,921 396,085 555.7145 0.754%
2081 52,934,607 25,620,657 27,313,950 385,296 559.8465 0.728%
2082 53,314,665 25,799,088 27,515,577 374,820 563.8661 0.703%
2083 53,686,080 25,973,357 27,712,724 368,011 567.7942 0.685%
2084 54,048,535 26,143,321 27,905,214 356,899 571.6276 0.66%
2085 54,400,048 26,307,951 28,092,096 346,125 575.3453 0.636%
2086 54,741,018 26,467,421 28,273,597 335,816 578.9515 0.613%
2087 55,070,679 26,621,380 28,449,299 323,506 582.438 0.587%
2088 55,390,428 26,770,618 28,619,810 315,992 585.8197 0.57%
2089 55,702,795 26,916,462 28,786,333 308,741 589.1234 0.554%
2090 56,005,998 27,058,095 28,947,903 297,666 592.3301 0.531%
2091 56,299,310 27,195,235 29,104,074 288,957 595.4322 0.513%
2092 56,583,136 27,328,029 29,255,107 278,696 598.434 0.493%
2093 56,856,796 27,456,210 29,400,586 268,624 601.3283 0.472%
2094 57,121,461 27,580,514 29,540,947 260,706 604.1275 0.456%
2095 57,377,618 27,701,115 29,676,502 251,608 606.8366 0.439%
2096 57,624,469 27,817,523 29,806,946 242,094 609.4474 0.42%
2097 57,861,503 27,929,528 29,931,975 231,973 611.9543 0.401%
2098 58,090,182 28,037,880 30,052,301 225,385 614.3728 0.388%
2099 58,310,462 28,142,651 30,167,811 215,176 616.7026 0.369%
2100 58,521,720 28,243,482 30,278,237 207,339 618.9369 0.354%

Population Density of Malawi

Today, Malawi has a population density of 221.3782 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 31.197 people/km² since the 1950 to 221.3782 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Malawi is projected to reach a population density of 618.9369 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Malawi Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Malawi's Population

The population growth rate of Malawi currently stands at 2.555% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.016 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Malawi will decrease to 2.555%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Malawi's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.354% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.673%
1960 2.356%
1970 2.474%
1980 3.928%
1990 3.306%
2000 2.326%
2010 2.879%
2020 2.644%
Year Growth Rate
2030 2.407%
2040 1.985%
2050 1.614%
2060 1.288%
2070 1.007%
2080 0.754%
2090 0.531%
2100 0.354%
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Life Expectancy of Malawi

Today, Malawi has an average life expectancy of 63.67 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 32.7459 years since the 1950 to 63.67 years in 2023. In the future, Malawi is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 77.3607 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 32,745
1960 35,198
1970 36,730
1980 45,094
1990 43,322
2000 44,518
2010 56,380
2020 63,716
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 66,672
2040 68,531
2050 70,122
2060 71,593
2070 73,007
2080 74,437
2090 75,881
2100 77,360
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Migration to and from Malawi

In 2023 Malawi will see net migrations of -6,000 people. This means that 6,000 more people will emigrate from Malawi than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Malawi was -6,000.

Net Migration for Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 0
1970 -2,149
1980 51,087
1990 71,114
2000 -29,032
2010 -9,321
2020 -1,775
Year Net Migration
2030 -6,000
2040 -6,000
2050 -6,000
2060 -6,000
2070 -6,000
2080 -6,000
2090 -6,000
2100 -6,000
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Births in Malawi

In 2023, Malawi will see 678,962 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Malawi in 2022, when the country saw 665,678 new borns.

Births Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 145,030
1960 193,012
1970 249,173
1980 328,701
1990 454,157
2000 510,145
2010 601,115
2020 644,116
Year Births
2030 746,353
2040 791,264
2050 819,414
2060 832,708
2070 833,628
2080 816,567
2090 791,909
2100 764,046
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Deaths in Malawi

In 2023, 138,236 people will die in Malawi. That is a decrease of Malawi's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 141,532 deaths.

Deaths Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 95,671
1960 107,715
1970 132,621
1980 133,648
1990 209,951
2000 219,949
2010 168,031
2020 129,975
Year Births
2030 139,998
2040 168,594
2050 213,729
2060 273,357
2070 342,666
2080 414,480
2090 488,244
2100 550,699
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Median Age in Malawi

The median age of Malawi has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Malawi will reach 36.1273 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 16.1427
1960 17.1787
1970 17.0598
1980 16.2622
1990 15.862
2000 16.0273
2010 15.565
2020 16.5608
Year Median Age
2030 18.9633
2040 21.2818
2050 23.7579
2060 26.4557
2070 29.1038
2080 31.5968
2090 33.9414
2100 36.1273
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Fertility Rate in Malawi

The fertility rate of Malawi has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Malawi will reach 1.9117 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.7958
1960 7.0295
1970 7.3147
1980 7.5673
1990 6.8091
2000 6.0357
2010 5.2738
2020 3.9947
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.359
2040 2.8994
2050 2.5725
2060 2.3376
2070 2.1901
2080 2.0668
2090 1.9729
2100 1.9117
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Infant Mortality Rate in Malawi

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Malawi while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Malawi has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 206.0682. Today, Malawi has a much better infant mortality rate of 28.0709 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Malawi is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 9.1202 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 206.0682
1960 195.1647
1970 186.2425
1980 145.6898
1990 139.8668
2000 105.1637
2010 56.9288
2020 28.7
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 23.2743
2040 19.5003
2050 16.2577
2060 13.8255
2070 12.1125
2080 10.8804
2090 9.9113
2100 9.1202
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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 2022.

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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