Malawi Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of Malawi population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Malawi in 2023 is 20,931,751, a 2.58% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Malawi in 2022 was 20,405,317, a 2.59% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Malawi in 2021 was 19,889,742, a 2.65% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Malawi in 2020 was 19,377,061, a 2.7% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population
Ethiopia 126,527,060
Democratic Republic of Congo 102,262,808
Tanzania 67,438,106
Uganda 48,582,334
Afghanistan 42,239,854
Yemen 34,449,825
Mozambique 33,897,354
Nepal 30,896,590
Madagascar 30,325,732
Niger 27,202,843
North Korea 26,160,821
Mali 23,293,698
Burkina Faso 23,251,485
Malawi 20,931,751
Chad 18,278,568
Somalia 18,143,378
Senegal 17,763,163
Zimbabwe 16,665,409
Guinea 14,190,612
Rwanda 14,094,683
Benin 13,712,828
Burundi 13,238,559
Haiti 11,724,763
South Sudan 11,088,796
Tajikistan 10,143,543
Togo 9,053,799
Sierra Leone 8,791,092
Central African Republic 5,742,315
Liberia 5,418,377
Eritrea 3,748,901
Gambia 2,773,168
Guinea-Bissau 2,150,842
Comoros 852,075
Malawi - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 20,931,751 2.58%
2022 20,405,317 2.59%
2021 19,889,742 2.65%
2020 19,377,061 2.70%
2019 18,867,337 2.72%
2018 18,367,883 2.72%
2017 17,881,167 2.73%
2016 17,405,624 2.76%
2015 16,938,942 2.80%
2014 16,477,966 2.83%
2013 16,024,775 2.85%
2012 15,581,251 2.87%
2011 15,146,094 2.91%
2010 14,718,422 2.93%
2009 14,298,932 2.95%
2008 13,889,423 2.92%
2007 13,495,463 2.88%
2006 13,118,307 2.84%
2005 12,755,648 2.77%
2004 12,411,342 2.68%
2003 12,087,965 2.58%
2002 11,784,498 2.48%
2001 11,498,818 2.40%
2000 11,229,387 2.33%
1999 10,973,956 2.25%
1998 10,732,456 2.09%
1997 10,512,678 1.96%
1996 10,310,528 1.96%
1995 10,112,816 -0.19%
1994 10,131,799 -1.22%
1993 10,257,233 1.40%
1992 10,115,420 2.89%
1991 9,831,584 3.06%
1990 9,539,665 3.98%
1989 9,174,895 4.80%
1988 8,754,781 5.53%
1987 8,295,993 4.88%
1986 7,909,819 3.73%
1985 7,625,078 3.90%
1984 7,339,002 3.98%
1983 7,058,317 4.04%
1982 6,784,347 4.06%
1981 6,519,891 4.03%
1980 6,267,369 3.95%
1979 6,029,140 3.79%
1978 5,808,810 3.51%
1977 5,611,712 3.19%
1976 5,438,226 2.98%
1975 5,280,965 2.86%
1974 5,134,199 2.76%
1973 4,996,239 2.68%
1972 4,865,978 2.60%
1971 4,742,480 2.54%
1970 4,625,141 2.49%
1969 4,512,861 2.49%
1968 4,403,430 2.51%
1967 4,295,762 2.51%
1966 4,190,764 2.49%
1965 4,089,097 2.47%
1964 3,990,361 2.48%
1963 3,893,628 2.49%
1962 3,799,155 2.45%
1961 3,708,193 2.41%
1960 3,621,081 2.36%
1959 3,537,432 2.32%
1958 3,457,376 2.26%
1957 3,381,111 2.19%
1956 3,308,682 2.11%
1955 3,240,318 2.02%
1954 3,176,123 1.96%
1953 3,114,930 1.92%
1952 3,056,297 1.84%
1951 3,001,113 1.74%
1950 2,949,739 0.00%