Malawi Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Malawi population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Malawi in 2024 is 21,475,962, a 2.6% increase from 2023.
- The population of Malawi in 2023 was 20,931,751, a 2.58% increase from 2022.
- The population of Malawi in 2022 was 20,405,317, a 2.59% increase from 2021.
- The population of Malawi in 2021 was 19,889,742, a 2.65% increase from 2020.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
Country Name |
2024 Population |
Ethiopia |
129,719,719 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
105,625,114 |
Tanzania |
69,419,073 |
Uganda |
49,924,252 |
Afghanistan |
43,372,950 |
Yemen |
35,219,853 |
Mozambique |
34,858,402 |
Nepal |
31,240,315 |
Madagascar |
31,056,610 |
Niger |
28,238,972 |
North Korea |
26,244,582 |
Mali |
24,015,789 |
Burkina Faso |
23,840,247 |
Malawi |
21,475,962 |
Chad |
18,847,148 |
Somalia |
18,706,922 |
Senegal |
18,221,567 |
Zimbabwe |
17,020,321 |
Guinea |
14,528,770 |
Rwanda |
14,414,910 |
Benin |
14,080,072 |
Burundi |
13,591,657 |
Haiti |
11,867,030 |
South Sudan |
11,277,092 |
Tajikistan |
10,331,513 |
Togo |
9,260,864 |
Sierra Leone |
8,977,972 |
Central African Republic |
5,915,627 |
Liberia |
5,536,949 |
Eritrea |
3,817,651 |
Gambia |
2,841,803 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2,197,149 |
Comoros |
867,605 |
Malawi - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
21,475,962 |
2.60% |
2023 |
20,931,751 |
2.58% |
2022 |
20,405,317 |
2.59% |
2021 |
19,889,742 |
2.65% |
2020 |
19,377,061 |
2.70% |
2019 |
18,867,337 |
2.72% |
2018 |
18,367,883 |
2.72% |
2017 |
17,881,167 |
2.73% |
2016 |
17,405,624 |
2.76% |
2015 |
16,938,942 |
2.80% |
2014 |
16,477,966 |
2.83% |
2013 |
16,024,775 |
2.85% |
2012 |
15,581,251 |
2.87% |
2011 |
15,146,094 |
2.91% |
2010 |
14,718,422 |
2.93% |
2009 |
14,298,932 |
2.95% |
2008 |
13,889,423 |
2.92% |
2007 |
13,495,463 |
2.88% |
2006 |
13,118,307 |
2.84% |
2005 |
12,755,648 |
2.77% |
2004 |
12,411,342 |
2.68% |
2003 |
12,087,965 |
2.58% |
2002 |
11,784,498 |
2.48% |
2001 |
11,498,818 |
2.40% |
2000 |
11,229,387 |
2.33% |
1999 |
10,973,956 |
2.25% |
1998 |
10,732,456 |
2.09% |
1997 |
10,512,678 |
1.96% |
1996 |
10,310,528 |
1.96% |
1995 |
10,112,816 |
-0.19% |
1994 |
10,131,799 |
-1.22% |
1993 |
10,257,233 |
1.40% |
1992 |
10,115,420 |
2.89% |
1991 |
9,831,584 |
3.06% |
1990 |
9,539,665 |
3.98% |
1989 |
9,174,895 |
4.80% |
1988 |
8,754,781 |
5.53% |
1987 |
8,295,993 |
4.88% |
1986 |
7,909,819 |
3.73% |
1985 |
7,625,078 |
3.90% |
1984 |
7,339,002 |
3.98% |
1983 |
7,058,317 |
4.04% |
1982 |
6,784,347 |
4.06% |
1981 |
6,519,891 |
4.03% |
1980 |
6,267,369 |
3.95% |
1979 |
6,029,140 |
3.79% |
1978 |
5,808,810 |
3.51% |
1977 |
5,611,712 |
3.19% |
1976 |
5,438,226 |
2.98% |
1975 |
5,280,965 |
2.86% |
1974 |
5,134,199 |
2.76% |
1973 |
4,996,239 |
2.68% |
1972 |
4,865,978 |
2.60% |
1971 |
4,742,480 |
2.54% |
1970 |
4,625,141 |
2.49% |
1969 |
4,512,861 |
2.49% |
1968 |
4,403,430 |
2.51% |
1967 |
4,295,762 |
2.51% |
1966 |
4,190,764 |
2.49% |
1965 |
4,089,097 |
2.47% |
1964 |
3,990,361 |
2.48% |
1963 |
3,893,628 |
2.49% |
1962 |
3,799,155 |
2.45% |
1961 |
3,708,193 |
2.41% |
1960 |
3,621,081 |
2.36% |
1959 |
3,537,432 |
2.32% |
1958 |
3,457,376 |
2.26% |
1957 |
3,381,111 |
2.19% |
1956 |
3,308,682 |
2.11% |
1955 |
3,240,318 |
2.02% |
1954 |
3,176,123 |
1.96% |
1953 |
3,114,930 |
1.92% |
1952 |
3,056,297 |
1.84% |
1951 |
3,001,113 |
1.74% |
1950 |
2,949,739 |
0.00% |