Population in Malawi
The population of Malawi was 22,216,120 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Malawi, 2025
22,216,120
Change from 2024
+2.6%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
60th of 217
Population in Malawi over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,216,120 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 21,655,286 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 21,104,482 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 20,568,728 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 20,047,258 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 19,533,888 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 19,025,752 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 18,528,081 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 18,039,715 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 17,557,739 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 17,085,587 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 16,621,538 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 16,161,816 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 15,709,577 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 15,265,022 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 14,826,463 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 14,395,788 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 13,976,417 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 13,576,343 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 13,198,701 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 12,840,031 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 12,500,737 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 12,181,574 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 11,880,440 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 11,593,058 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6% from 21,655,286 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17,085,587 people, the figure has changed by +30.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malawi has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Population growth
2.56%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
2.6%
2025 · World Bank