Life expectancy estimates and projections in Malawi
Life expectancy at birth in Malawi was 67.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Malawi, 2023 (latest estimate)
67.4
Change from 2022
+2.0%
Projection for 2030
68.6 years
Projection for 2050
71.7 years
Projection for 2100
78.6 years
Position in 2023
169th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Malawi over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 78.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 77.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 77.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 76.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 75.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 75.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 74.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 73.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 73.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 72.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 71.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 71.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 70.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 69.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 68.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 67.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 67.4 years |
| 2022 | 66.0 years |
| 2021 | 64.8 years |
| 2020 | 65.2 years |
| 2019 | 65.0 years |
| 2018 | 64.5 years |
| 2017 | 63.9 years |
| 2016 | 63.2 years |
| 2015 | 62.3 years |
| 2014 | 61.7 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0% from 66.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 60.8 years, the figure has changed by +10.8%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Malawi has the 169th highest value.