Malawi Population

Population now

20,040,220

Male:	9,932,326	(49.57 %)
Female:	10,107,894	(50.43 %)

Births in 2020:	47,287
Deaths in 2020:	8,956

Life expectancy & Rates (2020)

Male:	62.17 years
Female:	67.18 years
Total:	64.74 years
Median Age:	17.11 years

Birth Rate:	35.43
Death Rate:	6.71
Growth Rate:	4.28 %
Fertility Rate:	4.31

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2020)
Urbanization

Malawi Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.94%	51.80	26.77	6.94	37.81	37.24	38.34	16.40	4.39%	30.54
1961	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.96%	52.11	26.63	6.96	38.03	37.44	38.58	16.32	4.49%	31.23
1962	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.98%	52.42	26.50	6.99	38.25	37.64	38.82	16.34	4.59%	31.94
1963	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.00%	52.73	26.39	7.02	38.46	37.83	39.04	16.39	4.69%	32.68
1964	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.02%	53.01	26.27	7.06	38.66	38.02	39.27	16.44	4.80%	33.45
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.04%	53.26	26.14	7.10	38.88	38.22	39.50	16.48	4.91%	34.26
1966	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.06%	53.46	25.96	7.14	39.13	38.45	39.76	16.42	5.02%	35.10
1967	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.08%	53.62	25.74	7.18	39.42	38.72	40.06	16.36	5.25%	35.97
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.11%	53.72	25.46	7.22	39.75	39.04	40.40	16.30	5.51%	36.89
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.14%	53.77	25.13	7.26	40.13	39.41	40.80	16.24	5.77%	37.85
1970	5M	2M	2M	0.95	1.17%	53.78	24.76	7.30	40.56	39.82	41.23	16.19	6.05%	38.86
1971	5M	2M	2M	0.95	1.21%	53.76	24.35	7.35	41.01	40.26	41.69	16.04	6.35%	39.91
1972	5M	2M	2M	0.95	1.25%	53.73	23.93	7.39	41.48	40.71	42.17	15.91	6.65%	41.02
1973	5M	2M	3M	0.95	1.28%	53.70	23.52	7.43	41.93	41.15	42.64	15.81	6.97%	42.18
1974	5M	3M	3M	0.95	1.32%	53.66	23.13	7.48	42.38	41.58	43.10	15.74	7.30%	43.39
1975	5M	3M	3M	0.95	1.36%	53.61	22.75	7.52	42.80	41.98	43.55	15.68	7.65%	44.67
1976	5M	3M	3M	0.95	1.39%	53.55	22.39	7.56	43.22	42.37	43.99	15.55	8.02%	46.04
1977	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.43%	53.46	22.03	7.59	43.62	42.74	44.42	15.45	8.39%	47.50
1978	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.46%	53.34	21.67	7.62	44.02	43.11	44.85	15.38	8.64%	49.01
1979	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.49%	53.18	21.32	7.64	44.41	43.45	45.28	15.35	8.84%	50.53
1980	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.53%	53.00	20.98	7.64	44.78	43.77	45.70	15.34	9.05%	52.02
1981	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.56%	52.82	20.66	7.64	45.11	44.05	46.10	15.24	9.26%	53.41
1982	6M	3M	3M	0.96	1.58%	52.64	20.37	7.62	45.41	44.27	46.47	15.20	9.48%	54.73
1983	7M	3M	3M	0.96	1.61%	52.47	20.11	7.59	45.67	44.44	46.80	15.19	9.70%	56.22
1984	7M	3M	4M	0.97	1.63%	52.29	19.89	7.54	45.88	44.57	47.11	15.19	9.93%	58.20
1985	7M	4M	4M	0.97	1.65%	52.06	19.68	7.47	46.06	44.64	47.39	15.17	10.16%	60.86
1986	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.66%	51.74	19.48	7.39	46.20	44.67	47.64	15.30	10.40%	64.36
1987	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.66%	51.30	19.28	7.29	46.31	44.67	47.88	15.43	10.64%	68.54
1988	9M	4M	4M	0.97	1.66%	50.73	19.08	7.18	46.41	44.66	48.11	15.58	10.93%	72.90
1989	9M	4M	5M	0.97	1.65%	50.04	18.86	7.05	46.50	44.64	48.32	15.79	11.24%	76.76
1990	9M	5M	5M	0.97	1.65%	49.28	18.63	6.92	46.58	44.61	48.51	16.06	11.56%	79.66
1991	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.64%	48.50	18.40	6.80	46.63	44.58	48.66	15.96	11.89%	81.37
1992	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.63%	47.76	18.17	6.68	46.65	44.55	48.77	15.92	12.22%	82.12
1993	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.62%	47.10	17.96	6.58	46.65	44.51	48.82	15.92	12.56%	82.34
1994	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.62%	46.55	17.76	6.50	46.63	44.49	48.83	15.91	12.91%	82.69
1995	10M	5M	5M	0.98	1.62%	46.09	17.57	6.42	46.59	44.47	48.79	15.86	13.26%	83.64
1996	10M	5M	5M	0.98	1.63%	45.71	17.39	6.36	46.52	44.45	48.68	15.77	13.63%	85.33
1997	10M	5M	5M	0.98	1.63%	45.36	17.22	6.31	46.43	44.44	48.53	15.68	14.00%	87.63
1998	11M	5M	5M	0.97	1.64%	45.02	17.03	6.26	46.37	44.46	48.38	15.58	14.38%	90.35
1999	11M	5M	6M	0.97	1.66%	44.67	16.82	6.20	46.36	44.53	48.26	15.52	14.52%	93.22
2000	11M	6M	6M	0.97	1.68%	44.32	16.54	6.15	46.45	44.71	48.25	15.49	14.61%	96.02
2001	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.72%	44.01	16.19	6.10	46.71	45.04	48.41	15.42	14.70%	98.72
2002	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.78%	43.75	15.74	6.05	47.17	45.54	48.80	15.39	14.79%	101.40
2003	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.87%	43.53	15.18	6.00	47.84	46.24	49.42	15.40	14.88%	104.12
2004	13M	6M	6M	0.97	1.98%	43.34	14.54	5.96	48.74	47.12	50.30	15.42	14.96%	106.99
2005	13M	6M	7M	0.97	2.12%	43.12	13.81	5.90	49.85	48.19	51.43	15.44	15.05%	110.06
2006	13M	7M	7M	0.98	2.29%	42.82	13.02	5.83	51.16	49.44	52.80	15.47	15.14%	113.35
2007	14M	7M	7M	0.98	2.48%	42.39	12.19	5.73	52.63	50.81	54.36	15.50	15.24%	116.82
2008	14M	7M	7M	0.98	2.68%	41.82	11.37	5.61	54.18	52.25	56.01	15.53	15.33%	120.45
2009	15M	7M	7M	0.98	2.89%	41.11	10.57	5.47	55.75	53.69	57.69	15.58	15.43%	124.19
2010	15M	7M	8M	0.98	3.10%	40.32	9.84	5.31	57.26	55.09	59.33	15.67	15.54%	128.01
2011	16M	8M	8M	0.98	3.29%	39.50	9.20	5.15	58.67	56.37	60.85	15.75	15.67%	131.90
2012	16M	8M	8M	0.98	3.48%	38.73	8.64	4.99	59.93	57.52	62.22	15.89	15.81%	135.87
2013	17M	8M	8M	0.98	3.66%	38.05	8.17	4.86	61.02	58.52	63.41	16.06	15.97%	139.92
2014	17M	8M	9M	0.98	3.81%	37.50	7.79	4.74	61.93	59.36	64.40	16.23	16.13%	144.07
2015	18M	9M	9M	0.98	3.94%	37.05	7.50	4.65	62.66	60.04	65.17	16.37	16.31%	148.33
2016	18M	9M	9M	0.98	4.04%	36.70	7.28	4.57	63.22	60.58	65.76	16.54	16.51%	152.70
2017	19M	9M	9M	0.98	4.07%	36.40	7.18	4.51	63.49	60.89	65.97	16.68	16.71%	157.18
2018	19M	9M	10M	0.98	4.13%	36.08	7.03	4.45	63.91	61.32	66.38	16.80	16.94%	161.76
2019	20M	10M	10M	0.98	4.20%	35.75	6.87	4.38	64.32	61.74	66.78	16.94	17.17%	166.43
2020	20M	10M	10M	0.98	4.28%	35.43	6.71	4.31	64.74	62.17	67.18	17.11	17.43%	171.20

Malawi Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2021	21M	10M	11M	0.98	4.32%	35.03	6.58	4.25	65.13	62.61	67.51	17.24	17.70%	176.06
2022	21M	11M	11M	0.98	4.38%	34.64	6.44	4.18	65.52	63.04	67.84	17.40	17.98%	181.00
2023	22M	11M	11M	0.98	4.43%	34.24	6.31	4.12	65.90	63.48	68.17	17.57	18.28%	186.05
2024	23M	11M	11M	0.98	4.49%	33.85	6.17	4.05	66.29	63.91	68.50	17.75	18.60%	191.21
2025	23M	12M	12M	0.99	4.54%	33.45	6.04	3.99	66.68	64.35	68.83	17.93	18.93%	196.46
2026	24M	12M	12M	0.99	4.60%	33.02	5.90	3.93	67.11	64.81	69.23	18.11	19.29%	201.84
2027	25M	12M	12M	0.99	4.66%	32.59	5.76	3.88	67.55	65.27	69.63	18.32	19.66%	207.33
2028	25M	13M	13M	0.99	4.71%	32.16	5.63	3.82	67.98	65.73	70.04	18.52	20.05%	212.91
2029	26M	13M	13M	0.99	4.78%	31.73	5.49	3.77	68.42	66.19	70.44	18.73	20.46%	218.58
2030	27M	13M	13M	0.99	4.85%	31.30	5.35	3.71	68.85	66.65	70.84	18.93	20.89%	224.32
2031	27M	14M	14M	0.99	4.88%	30.87	5.25	3.66	69.19	67.00	71.18	19.13	21.34%	230.15
2032	28M	14M	14M	0.99	4.91%	30.45	5.15	3.61	69.54	67.35	71.52	19.32	21.80%	236.04
2033	29M	14M	14M	0.99	4.94%	30.02	5.05	3.57	69.88	67.70	71.85	19.52	22.29%	242.00
2034	29M	15M	15M	0.99	4.98%	29.60	4.95	3.52	70.23	68.05	72.19	19.74	22.80%	248.03
2035	30M	15M	15M	0.99	5.01%	29.17	4.85	3.47	70.57	68.40	72.53	19.95	23.32%	254.14
2036	31M	15M	15M	0.99	5.01%	28.79	4.79	3.43	70.84	68.68	72.80	20.17	23.85%	260.31
2037	32M	16M	16M	0.99	5.00%	28.40	4.73	3.39	71.11	68.95	73.08	20.39	24.38%	266.53
2038	32M	16M	16M	0.99	4.99%	28.02	4.68	3.34	71.38	69.23	73.35	20.61	24.92%	272.83
2039	33M	16M	17M	0.99	4.98%	27.63	4.62	3.30	71.65	69.50	73.63	20.84	25.47%	279.18
2040	34M	17M	17M	0.99	4.98%	27.25	4.56	3.26	71.92	69.78	73.90	21.07	26.03%	285.59
2041	35M	17M	17M	1	4.93%	26.90	4.54	3.22	72.15	70.01	74.13	21.30	26.60%	292.05
2042	35M	18M	18M	1	4.89%	26.55	4.51	3.19	72.38	70.24	74.36	21.53	27.17%	298.57
2043	36M	18M	18M	1	4.83%	26.19	4.49	3.15	72.60	70.48	74.60	21.77	27.76%	305.12
2044	37M	18M	19M	1	4.79%	25.84	4.46	3.12	72.83	70.71	74.83	22.01	28.35%	311.72
2045	38M	19M	19M	1	4.74%	25.49	4.44	3.08	73.06	70.94	75.06	22.26	28.94%	318.36
2046	39M	19M	19M	1	4.67%	25.17	4.44	3.05	73.27	71.15	75.28	22.50	29.55%	325.03
2047	39M	20M	20M	1	4.59%	24.84	4.44	3.02	73.49	71.36	75.50	22.74	30.16%	331.73
2048	40M	20M	20M	1	4.52%	24.52	4.44	2.98	73.70	71.58	75.72	22.98	30.78%	338.46
2049	41M	20M	20M	1	4.45%	24.19	4.44	2.95	73.92	71.79	75.94	23.23	31.40%	345.21
2050	42M	21M	21M	1	4.38%	23.87	4.44	2.92	74.13	72.00	76.16	23.48	32.04%	352.00

Highest City Populations in Malawi

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Lilongwe	1,101,721	646,750
2	Blantyre	920,350	584,877

Map of Malawi

All Countries in Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo90M

South Africa59M

Burkina Faso21M

Malawi20M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea1M

Sao Tome and Principe218k