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🇲🇼 Population of Malawi

21,655,286
Current Population of Malawi
558,308
Net population growth this year
229.03
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2024 the population of Malawi reached 21,655,286, of which 10,567,044 people are male and 11,088,242 female. The country has a population density of 229.0304 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.578% for the year. According to the latest data, Malawi is set to increase its population size by 558,308 people next year. Making the total population count of Malawi 21,655,286 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Malawi (1950 - 2024)

Between 1950 and 2024 the population of Malawi grown from 2,950,300 people to 21,655,286. An increase of the population size by 634.0% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 2,950,300 1,414,449 1,535,850 50,484 31.2029 1.711%
1951 3,002,885 1,440,001 1,562,885 54,687 31.7591 1.821%
1952 3,059,378 1,467,406 1,591,973 58,299 32.3566 1.906%
1953 3,119,235 1,496,412 1,622,823 61,415 32.9896 1.969%
1954 3,181,529 1,526,584 1,654,945 63,172 33.6485 1.986%
1955 3,246,543 1,558,100 1,688,444 66,856 34.3361 2.059%
1956 3,315,298 1,591,507 1,723,791 70,655 35.0632 2.131%
1957 3,387,738 1,626,753 1,760,985 74,223 35.8294 2.191%
1958 3,463,947 1,663,892 1,800,055 78,196 36.6354 2.258%
1959 3,544,159 1,703,093 1,841,065 82,228 37.4837 2.32%
1960 3,628,134 1,744,168 1,883,966 85,722 38.3718 2.363%
1961 3,715,534 1,786,928 1,928,607 89,078 39.2962 2.398%
1962 3,806,307 1,831,381 1,974,926 92,467 40.2562 2.429%
1963 3,900,506 1,877,547 2,022,959 95,933 41.2525 2.46%
1964 3,997,305 1,924,986 2,072,320 97,664 42.2763 2.443%
1965 4,096,157 1,973,390 2,122,767 100,040 43.3217 2.442%
1966 4,197,926 2,023,215 2,174,711 103,497 44.3981 2.466%
1967 4,303,012 2,074,625 2,228,387 106,676 45.5095 2.479%
1968 4,411,054 2,127,495 2,283,559 109,408 46.6521 2.48%
1969 4,521,184 2,181,442 2,339,742 110,851 47.8169 2.452%
1970 4,633,944 2,236,702 2,397,242 114,670 49.0095 2.475%
1971 4,751,434 2,294,485 2,456,949 120,310 50.2521 2.532%
1972 4,874,474 2,355,170 2,519,305 125,771 51.5534 2.58%
1973 5,003,938 2,418,983 2,584,954 133,155 52.9226 2.661%
1974 5,141,337 2,486,704 2,654,634 141,645 54.3758 2.755%
1975 5,287,366 2,558,608 2,728,758 150,413 55.9202 2.845%
1976 5,443,384 2,635,260 2,808,124 161,622 57.5703 2.969%
1977 5,614,983 2,719,450 2,895,533 181,576 59.3851 3.234%
1978 5,810,132 2,814,622 2,995,510 208,721 61.4491 3.593%
1979 6,028,749 2,920,657 3,108,092 228,514 63.7612 3.791%
1980 6,265,529 3,035,451 3,230,078 245,046 66.2654 3.912%
1981 6,516,454 3,157,113 3,359,342 256,805 68.9193 3.941%
1982 6,778,879 3,284,392 3,494,486 268,044 71.6947 3.955%
1983 7,051,710 3,416,791 3,634,919 277,617 74.5802 3.937%
1984 7,332,810 3,553,227 3,779,583 284,583 77.5532 3.881%
1985 7,620,508 3,692,926 3,927,582 290,815 80.596 3.817%
1986 7,906,480 3,831,996 4,074,484 281,128 83.6204 3.556%
1987 8,293,174 4,018,381 4,274,794 492,260 87.7102 5.937%
1988 8,753,262 4,240,927 4,512,334 427,915 92.5762 4.89%
1989 9,176,220 4,447,894 4,728,326 418,003 97.0495 4.556%
1990 9,545,852 4,629,406 4,916,446 321,260 100.9588 3.366%
1991 9,844,226 4,776,708 5,067,518 275,489 104.1144 2.799%
1992 10,135,079 4,920,678 5,214,400 306,216 107.1905 3.022%
1993 10,284,024 4,996,042 5,287,982 -8,326 108.7658 -0.081%
1994 10,164,894 4,941,301 5,223,593 -229,934 107.5059 -2.262%
1995 10,150,117 4,937,276 5,212,840 200,380 107.3496 1.974%
1996 10,352,228 5,038,558 5,313,669 203,841 109.4871 1.969%
1997 10,562,035 5,143,352 5,418,682 215,774 111.7061 2.043%
1998 10,792,876 5,258,121 5,534,755 245,908 114.1475 2.279%
1999 11,047,804 5,380,398 5,667,406 263,948 116.8437 2.389%
2000 11,315,942 5,505,570 5,810,372 272,328 119.6796 2.407%
2001 11,593,058 5,635,806 5,957,252 281,905 122.6104 2.432%
2002 11,880,440 5,771,171 6,109,269 292,858 125.6498 2.465%
2003 12,181,574 5,912,971 6,268,603 309,410 128.8347 2.54%
2004 12,500,737 6,063,496 6,437,240 328,916 132.2102 2.631%
2005 12,840,031 6,224,208 6,615,824 349,673 135.7986 2.723%
2006 13,198,701 6,395,018 6,803,682 367,665 139.592 2.786%
2007 13,576,343 6,576,734 6,999,609 387,620 143.586 2.855%
2008 13,976,418 6,773,497 7,202,920 412,529 147.8173 2.952%
2009 14,395,788 6,982,600 7,413,188 426,212 152.2526 2.961%
2010 14,826,463 7,197,070 7,629,392 435,138 156.8075 2.935%
2011 15,265,022 7,415,009 7,850,014 441,981 161.4458 2.896%
2012 15,709,577 7,635,474 8,074,103 447,128 166.1475 2.846%
2013 16,161,816 7,859,283 8,302,531 457,349 170.9304 2.83%
2014 16,621,538 8,086,506 8,535,032 462,096 175.7926 2.78%
2015 17,085,587 8,315,796 8,769,790 466,002 180.7004 2.728%
2016 17,557,739 8,549,013 9,008,726 478,302 185.694 2.724%
2017 18,039,715 8,786,946 9,252,768 485,650 190.7915 2.692%
2018 18,528,081 9,027,518 9,500,563 491,082 195.9565 2.651%
2019 19,025,752 9,272,384 9,753,368 504,260 201.22 2.651%
2020 19,533,888 9,522,276 10,011,612 512,010 206.5941 2.621%
2021 20,047,258 9,774,488 10,272,770 514,730 212.0236 2.568%
2022 20,568,728 10,030,976 10,537,752 528,210 217.5388 2.568%
2023 21,104,482 10,295,096 10,809,386 543,299 223.205 2.574%
2024 21,655,286 10,567,044 11,088,242 558,308 229.0304 2.578%

Statements that can be derived from Malawi's population data

  • Malawi has a population of 21,655,286 people, as of July 1, 2024.
  • Malawi's population is equivalent to 0.27% of the total world population.
  • In 2024, Malawi's population will grow with 558,308 people.
  • In 2024, 1,507 more people will emigrate from Malawi than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Malawi is 17.84 years.
  • In Malawi there are 229.03 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 28.75 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Malawi.
  • In Malawi, 10,567,044 of the total population are male, and 11,088,242 are female.

Future Population of Malawi (2024 - 2100)

Malawi's population is set to incease in the future from 21,655,286 people to 59,141,258 people. An increase of the population size by 1904.58% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2024 21,655,286 10,567,044 11,088,242 558,308 229.0304 2.578%
2025 22,216,120 10,843,950 11,372,170 563,359 234.9619 2.536%
2026 22,785,535 11,125,023 11,660,512 575,472 240.9842 2.526%
2027 23,366,188 11,411,623 11,954,564 585,833 247.1253 2.507%
2028 23,954,450 11,701,864 12,252,587 590,693 253.3468 2.466%
2029 24,553,502 11,997,391 12,556,111 607,410 259.6825 2.474%
2030 25,160,287 12,296,632 12,863,656 606,161 266.1 2.409%
2031 25,763,535 12,593,792 13,169,744 600,334 272.4801 2.33%
2032 26,366,761 12,890,670 13,476,090 606,118 278.8599 2.299%
2033 26,978,421 13,191,609 13,786,812 617,202 285.3289 2.288%
2034 27,595,298 13,494,970 14,100,328 616,552 291.8531 2.234%
2035 28,213,795 13,798,926 14,414,869 620,442 298.3945 2.199%
2036 28,835,600 14,104,332 14,731,268 623,168 304.9708 2.161%
2037 29,462,510 14,412,110 15,050,400 630,651 311.6011 2.141%
2038 30,081,752 14,715,691 15,366,061 607,834 318.1504 2.021%
2039 30,691,587 15,014,198 15,677,390 611,836 324.6001 1.994%
2040 31,302,098 15,312,822 15,989,276 609,186 331.057 1.946%
2041 31,911,246 15,610,514 16,300,732 609,110 337.4994 1.909%
2042 32,517,507 15,906,508 16,611,000 603,413 343.9114 1.856%
2043 33,122,491 16,201,654 16,920,837 606,554 350.3098 1.831%
2044 33,736,528 16,501,293 17,235,235 621,520 356.804 1.842%
2045 34,350,954 16,800,941 17,550,013 607,332 363.3022 1.768%
2046 34,959,611 17,097,424 17,862,187 609,982 369.7395 1.745%
2047 35,567,993 17,393,589 18,174,404 606,782 376.1739 1.706%
2048 36,165,760 17,684,093 18,481,667 588,753 382.496 1.628%
2049 36,761,003 17,973,143 18,787,859 601,732 388.7914 1.637%
2050 37,361,683 18,264,847 19,096,835 599,627 395.1443 1.605%
2051 37,964,325 18,557,412 19,406,913 605,658 401.5179 1.595%
2052 38,568,584 18,850,700 19,717,883 602,859 407.9087 1.563%
2053 39,174,573 19,144,757 20,029,816 609,120 414.3178 1.555%
2054 39,770,455 19,433,471 20,336,984 582,645 420.6199 1.465%
2055 40,357,522 19,717,546 20,639,976 591,487 426.8289 1.466%
2056 40,938,490 19,998,429 20,940,060 570,449 432.9733 1.393%
2057 41,511,359 20,275,148 21,236,211 575,290 439.0321 1.386%
2058 42,081,234 20,550,347 21,530,887 564,460 445.0592 1.341%
2059 42,655,652 20,827,944 21,827,708 584,376 451.1343 1.37%
2060 43,228,184 21,104,671 22,123,513 560,687 457.1895 1.297%
2061 43,785,931 21,373,874 22,412,057 554,808 463.0884 1.267%
2062 44,330,130 21,636,251 22,693,879 533,590 468.8439 1.204%
2063 44,854,818 21,888,781 22,966,037 515,785 474.3931 1.15%
2064 45,372,467 22,137,919 23,234,548 519,510 479.8679 1.145%
2065 45,890,788 22,387,712 23,503,075 517,131 485.3497 1.127%
2066 46,408,691 22,637,640 23,771,051 518,676 490.8272 1.118%
2067 46,922,128 22,885,623 24,036,505 508,198 496.2574 1.083%
2068 47,427,613 23,129,821 24,297,791 502,771 501.6035 1.06%
2069 47,923,944 23,369,610 24,554,334 489,893 506.8528 1.022%
2070 48,410,340 23,604,592 24,805,748 482,898 511.997 0.998%
2071 48,890,060 23,836,426 25,053,634 476,542 517.0706 0.975%
2072 49,355,296 24,061,090 25,294,206 453,930 521.991 0.92%
2073 49,806,634 24,278,851 25,527,783 448,745 526.7645 0.901%
2074 50,256,738 24,496,269 25,760,469 451,465 531.5249 0.898%
2075 50,708,852 24,715,029 25,993,824 452,763 536.3065 0.893%
2076 51,164,010 24,935,618 26,228,393 457,552 541.1203 0.894%
2077 51,618,823 25,156,252 26,462,570 452,073 545.9305 0.876%
2078 52,055,278 25,367,627 26,687,652 420,839 550.5466 0.808%
2079 52,475,230 25,570,727 26,904,503 419,064 554.988 0.799%
2080 52,893,308 25,773,156 27,120,152 417,091 559.4097 0.789%
2081 53,304,783 25,972,488 27,332,294 405,860 563.7616 0.761%
2082 53,704,435 26,166,031 27,538,404 393,443 567.9884 0.733%
2083 54,094,649 26,355,036 27,739,613 386,985 572.1153 0.715%
2084 54,461,680 26,532,408 27,929,272 347,078 575.9971 0.637%
2085 54,812,020 26,701,533 28,110,488 353,603 579.7024 0.645%
2086 55,159,958 26,869,817 28,290,142 342,273 583.3822 0.621%
2087 55,500,709 27,034,798 28,465,911 339,229 586.9861 0.611%
2088 55,839,159 27,199,047 28,640,112 337,670 590.5656 0.605%
2089 56,166,457 27,358,039 28,808,418 316,927 594.0272 0.564%
2090 56,481,188 27,511,057 28,970,130 312,533 597.3558 0.553%
2091 56,783,372 27,658,128 29,125,244 291,837 600.5518 0.514%
2092 57,074,420 27,799,964 29,274,457 290,259 603.63 0.509%
2093 57,354,603 27,936,701 29,417,902 270,107 606.5932 0.471%
2094 57,621,842 28,067,323 29,554,519 264,371 609.4196 0.459%
2095 57,879,215 28,193,478 29,685,737 250,373 612.1416 0.433%
2096 58,135,896 28,319,887 29,816,008 262,989 614.8563 0.452%
2097 58,389,577 28,445,334 29,944,243 244,373 617.5393 0.419%
2098 58,636,392 28,567,770 30,068,622 249,258 620.1497 0.425%
2099 58,888,533 28,693,438 30,195,095 255,024 622.8164 0.433%
2100 59,141,258 28,819,859 30,321,399 250,426 625.4892 0.423%

Population Density of Malawi

Today, Malawi has a population density of 229.0304 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 31.2029 people/km² since the 1950 to 229.0304 people/km² in 2024. In the future, Malawi is projected to reach a population density of 625.4892 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 2.578% as of July 1, 2024. This is an increase by 0.0099999999999998 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2024, the population growth rate of Malawi will increase to 2.578%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Malawi's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.423% by the year 2100.

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

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.711%
1960 2.363%
1970 2.475%
1980 3.912%
1990 3.366%
2000 2.407%
2010 2.935%
2020 2.621%
Year Growth Rate
2030 2.409%
2040 1.946%
2050 1.605%
2060 1.297%
2070 0.998%
2080 0.789%
2090 0.553%
2100 0.423%
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Life Expectancy of Malawi

Today, Malawi has an average life expectancy of 67.5608 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 32.6601 years since the 1950 to 67.5608 years in 2024. In the future, Malawi is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 78.6081 years of age, by the year 2100.

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

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 32,660
1960 34,986
1970 36,638
1980 44,330
1990 43,574
2000 46,169
2010 57,787
2020 65,215
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 68,645
2040 70,256
2050 71,701
2060 73,109
2070 74,519
2080 75,895
2090 77,276
2100 78,608
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Migration to and from Malawi

In 2024 Malawi will see net migrations of -1,507 people. This means that 1,507 more people will emigrate from Malawi than immigrate to the country this year. An increase of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Malawi was -5,231.

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

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 0
1970 -2,147
1980 52,294
1990 71,111
2000 -28,098
2010 -9,327
2020 -2,655
Year Net Migration
2030 5,107
2040 -7,699
2050 -674
2060 -565
2070 -7,575
2080 11,640
2090 -2,428
2100 26,182
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Births in Malawi

In 2024, Malawi will see 674,407 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Malawi in 2022, when the country saw 652,812 new borns.

Births Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 145,952
1960 194,928
1970 250,048
1980 330,225
1990 462,370
2000 504,370
2010 603,227
2020 635,555
Year Births
2030 727,191
2040 771,783
2050 801,293
2060 824,533
2070 824,833
2080 814,703
2090 798,616
2100 771,567
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Deaths in Malawi

In 2024, 114,589 people will die in Malawi. That is an increase of Malawi's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 119,361 deaths.

Deaths Malawi Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 95,476
1960 109,210
1970 133,228
1980 137,479
1990 212,217
2000 203,932
2010 158,766
2020 120,892
Year Births
2030 126,136
2040 154,905
2050 200,984
2060 263,270
2070 334,363
2080 409,249
2090 483,655
2100 547,327
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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 36.5052 years of age, by the year 2100.

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

Year Median Age
1950 16.1435
1960 17.1139
1970 16.9167
1980 16.2391
1990 16.2092
2000 15.6915
2010 15.654
2020 16.897
Year Median Age
2030 19.5157
2040 22.1037
2050 24.6158
2060 27.2977
2070 29.8836
2080 32.2321
2090 34.4399
2100 36.5052
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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 1.9502 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 6.8245
1960 7.0424
1970 7.2955
1980 7.5183
1990 6.7402
2000 6.0021
2010 5.2627
2020 3.8774
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.2258
2040 2.8242
2050 2.5452
2060 2.3556
2070 2.2166
2080 2.1031
2090 2.0215
2100 1.9502
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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 182.6956. Today, Malawi has a much better infant mortality rate of 28.7523 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 8.2906 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 182.6956
1960 176.8321
1970 170.0975
1980 144.0064
1990 136.5377
2000 105.1899
2010 57.7902
2020 32.8786
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 25.0124
2040 19.5131
2050 15.63
2060 12.8576
2070 11.1583
2080 9.8871
2090 8.8968
2100 8.2906
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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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