Malawi - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Malawi was 19,129,960 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,129,960 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,659,980 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 3,659,980
1961 3,747,758
1962 3,839,047
1963 3,933,914
1964 4,032,364
1965 4,134,464
1966 4,240,430
1967 4,350,456
1968 4,464,427
1969 4,582,197
1970 4,703,783
1971 4,829,092
1972 4,958,556
1973 5,093,368
1974 5,235,074
1975 5,384,798
1976 5,545,653
1977 5,717,954
1978 5,896,864
1979 6,075,485
1980 6,250,434
1981 6,412,380
1982 6,565,985
1983 6,737,924
1984 6,964,613
1985 7,268,271
1986 7,666,390
1987 8,141,140
1988 8,636,686
1989 9,075,568
1990 9,404,499
1991 9,600,361
1992 9,685,974
1993 9,710,335
1994 9,745,695
1995 9,844,418
1996 10,022,780
1997 10,264,910
1998 10,552,350
1999 10,854,330
2000 11,148,750
2001 11,432,000
2002 11,713,660
2003 12,000,180
2004 12,301,840
2005 12,625,950
2006 12,973,690
2007 13,341,810
2008 13,727,900
2009 14,128,160
2010 14,539,610
2011 14,962,120
2012 15,396,010
2013 15,839,290
2014 16,289,550
2015 16,745,310
2016 17,205,250
2017 17,670,190
2018 18,143,220
2019 18,628,750
2020 19,129,960

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Malawi was 9,695,918 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,695,918 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,870,000 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,870,000
1961 1,912,413
1962 1,956,643
1963 2,002,711
1964 2,050,605
1965 2,100,337
1966 2,152,004
1967 2,205,706
1968 2,261,434
1969 2,319,172
1970 2,378,974
1971 2,440,830
1972 2,504,921
1973 2,571,740
1974 2,641,902
1975 2,715,871
1976 2,795,224
1977 2,880,182
1978 2,968,362
1979 3,056,362
1980 3,142,565
1981 3,222,183
1982 3,297,621
1983 3,382,715
1984 3,496,348
1985 3,650,047
1986 3,852,924
1987 4,095,764
1988 4,349,610
1989 4,574,273
1990 4,742,117
1991 4,841,102
1992 4,883,095
1993 4,893,749
1994 4,910,802
1995 4,961,606
1996 5,054,666
1997 5,181,579
1998 5,332,468
1999 5,490,940
2000 5,645,174
2001 5,793,193
2002 5,939,948
2003 6,088,662
2004 6,244,565
2005 6,411,359
2006 6,589,614
2007 6,777,615
2008 6,974,134
2009 7,177,240
2010 7,385,419
2011 7,598,612
2012 7,817,021
2013 8,039,829
2014 8,266,066
2015 8,495,171
2016 8,726,571
2017 8,960,635
2018 9,198,885
2019 9,443,471
2020 9,695,918

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Malawi was 50.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.09 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.20 in 1984.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 51.09
1961 51.03
1962 50.97
1963 50.91
1964 50.85
1965 50.80
1966 50.75
1967 50.70
1968 50.65
1969 50.61
1970 50.58
1971 50.54
1972 50.52
1973 50.49
1974 50.47
1975 50.44
1976 50.40
1977 50.37
1978 50.34
1979 50.31
1980 50.28
1981 50.25
1982 50.22
1983 50.20
1984 50.20
1985 50.22
1986 50.26
1987 50.31
1988 50.36
1989 50.40
1990 50.42
1991 50.43
1992 50.41
1993 50.40
1994 50.39
1995 50.40
1996 50.43
1997 50.48
1998 50.53
1999 50.59
2000 50.64
2001 50.68
2002 50.71
2003 50.74
2004 50.76
2005 50.78
2006 50.79
2007 50.80
2008 50.80
2009 50.80
2010 50.80
2011 50.79
2012 50.77
2013 50.76
2014 50.74
2015 50.73
2016 50.72
2017 50.71
2018 50.70
2019 50.69
2020 50.68

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Malawi was 9,434,037 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,434,037 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,789,980 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,789,980
1961 1,835,345
1962 1,882,404
1963 1,931,203
1964 1,981,759
1965 2,034,127
1966 2,088,426
1967 2,144,750
1968 2,202,993
1969 2,263,025
1970 2,324,809
1971 2,388,262
1972 2,453,635
1973 2,521,628
1974 2,593,172
1975 2,668,927
1976 2,750,429
1977 2,837,772
1978 2,928,502
1979 3,019,123
1980 3,107,869
1981 3,190,197
1982 3,268,364
1983 3,355,209
1984 3,468,265
1985 3,618,224
1986 3,813,466
1987 4,045,376
1988 4,287,076
1989 4,501,295
1990 4,662,382
1991 4,759,259
1992 4,802,879
1993 4,816,586
1994 4,834,893
1995 4,882,812
1996 4,968,117
1997 5,083,327
1998 5,219,877
1999 5,363,385
2000 5,503,577
2001 5,638,808
2002 5,773,715
2003 5,911,521
2004 6,057,272
2005 6,214,591
2006 6,384,079
2007 6,564,193
2008 6,753,765
2009 6,950,921
2010 7,154,190
2011 7,363,506
2012 7,578,989
2013 7,799,458
2014 8,023,484
2015 8,250,134
2016 8,478,682
2017 8,709,558
2018 8,944,330
2019 9,185,278
2020 9,434,037

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Malawi was 49.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.80 in 1984, while its lowest value was 48.91 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48.91
1961 48.97
1962 49.03
1963 49.09
1964 49.15
1965 49.20
1966 49.25
1967 49.30
1968 49.35
1969 49.39
1970 49.42
1971 49.46
1972 49.48
1973 49.51
1974 49.53
1975 49.56
1976 49.60
1977 49.63
1978 49.66
1979 49.69
1980 49.72
1981 49.75
1982 49.78
1983 49.80
1984 49.80
1985 49.78
1986 49.74
1987 49.69
1988 49.64
1989 49.60
1990 49.58
1991 49.57
1992 49.59
1993 49.60
1994 49.61
1995 49.60
1996 49.57
1997 49.52
1998 49.47
1999 49.41
2000 49.36
2001 49.32
2002 49.29
2003 49.26
2004 49.24
2005 49.22
2006 49.21
2007 49.20
2008 49.20
2009 49.20
2010 49.20
2011 49.21
2012 49.23
2013 49.24
2014 49.26
2015 49.27
2016 49.28
2017 49.29
2018 49.30
2019 49.31
2020 49.32

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population