Malawi PopulationPopulation of Malawi Today
22,139,325
LiveThursday, May 15, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Malawi
In Malawi, the population is 22,139,325 as of Thursday, May 15, 2025, with a growth rate of 2.54% per year, 1,878 births per day, and 319 deaths per day. The population of Malawi is equivalent to 0.27% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 22,139,325 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 235 People per km² (146 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 1,878 |
| Daily deaths: | 319 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.27% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 2.54% |
| Median age: | 18 Years and 2 Months. |
10 Years Malawi Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,376,132 | 674,407 | 114,589 | 2.58% | 21,927,209 |
| 2023 | 20,832,833 | 662,289 | 113,181 | 2.57% | 21,369,070 |
| 2022 | 20,304,623 | 652,812 | 119,361 | 2.57% | 20,826,046 |
| 2021 | 19,789,893 | 642,826 | 125,436 | 2.57% | 20,298,097 |
| 2020 | 19,277,882 | 635,555 | 120,892 | 2.62% | 19,783,155 |
| 2019 | 18,773,622 | 625,978 | 119,875 | 2.65% | 19,271,311 |
| 2018 | 18,282,540 | 615,627 | 121,281 | 2.65% | 18,767,210 |
| 2017 | 17,796,890 | 607,619 | 122,952 | 2.69% | 18,275,982 |
| 2016 | 17,318,588 | 600,917 | 126,126 | 2.72% | 17,790,346 |
| 2015 | 16,852,586 | 603,052 | 130,573 | 2.73% | 17,312,325 |
Malawi Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,462,153,929 | 1.51% |
| China1,416,527,376 | 1.56% |
| United States347,036,980 | 6.38% |
| Indonesia285,428,392 | 7.76% |
| Pakistan254,676,270 | 8.69% |
| Nigeria236,867,224 | 9.35% |
| Brazil212,709,051 | 10.41% |
| Bangladesh175,400,633 | 12.62% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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