Malawi

Population estimates and projections 21,104,482 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 17.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.65 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.57% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 22,216,120 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.56% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 2.6% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 40.1% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.59 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 31.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 17.6% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 113.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 74.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 229.7 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 4.43% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -5,628 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.9% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 2.0% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 5.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 6.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 62.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 58.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 59.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 65.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 7.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 27.7% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$14.9 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$672 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$1,623 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$600 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.9% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 48.7% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 15.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 3.9% 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 28.4% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 1,313.2 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 30.4% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 1,161.094 per US$ 2023 · World Bank

Slum population 38.0% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 21.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 49.3% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 23.1% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 15.5% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 2.1% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 25.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 68.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 80.7% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 94.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 16.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.7% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 139.0% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 2.7% 2022 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 70.2% 2020 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 70.1% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 36.6% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 67.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.0 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 52 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.53 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 8.0% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 29.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 21.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 23.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 2.1% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 90% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 32.4% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 5.8 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.07 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 67.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 70.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 64.3 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 6.5% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 48.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 38.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 225 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.05 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.3 per 1,000 people 2011 · World Bank Measles immunisation 89% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 8.9% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 12.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$41 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 5.7% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 23.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 35.5% 2020 · World Bank Malaria incidence 294.5 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 113 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.92 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 19.0% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 69 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.1 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 14.3% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 619 companies 2009 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 3.7% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 11.0% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 10.6% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 28.8% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 39.4% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 3.6% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -14.0% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.6% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 33.4 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 3,507 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 15.6% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 2.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 62.9% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 19.9% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.07e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.13e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 19.0 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 0.9 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.22 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 9.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 4.46 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 14.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 22.0% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 23.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 16.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 23.1% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 73.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 18.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 49.2% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 17.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 785 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 46.2% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.01e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 92.7%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.31e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 22.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 30.0% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,878 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 65.0% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 190,090 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 24.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 147.2 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 36.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 94,280 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 38.5 (0 to 100) 2019 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 31.0% 2019 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 75.4% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 47.3% 2024 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 87.3% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 97.1% 2019 · World Bank

Tax revenue 15.6% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 20.2% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.18% 2019 · World Bank Researchers per million people 25 per million people 2019 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 378 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.8 per 100,000 people 2012 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 21.4% 2025 · World Bank