Malawi Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Malawi population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Malawi in 2020 is 161.46 people per square kilometer, a 2.69% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Malawi in 2019 was 157.23 people per square kilometer, a 2.68% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Malawi in 2018 was 153.13 people per square kilometer, a 2.68% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Malawi in 2017 was 149.14 people per square kilometer, a 2.7% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Malawi - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 161.46 | 2.69% |
| 2019 | 157.23 | 2.68% |
| 2018 | 153.13 | 2.68% |
| 2017 | 149.14 | 2.70% |
| 2016 | 145.22 | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 141.33 | 2.80% |
| 2014 | 137.49 | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 133.69 | 2.88% |
| 2012 | 129.95 | 2.90% |
| 2011 | 126.28 | 2.91% |
| 2010 | 122.72 | 2.91% |
| 2009 | 119.25 | 2.92% |
| 2008 | 115.87 | 2.89% |
| 2007 | 112.61 | 2.84% |
| 2006 | 109.50 | 2.75% |
| 2005 | 106.57 | 2.63% |
| 2004 | 103.83 | 2.51% |
| 2003 | 101.28 | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 98.87 | 2.46% |
| 2001 | 96.49 | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 94.10 | 2.71% |
| 1999 | 91.61 | 2.86% |
| 1998 | 89.06 | 2.80% |
| 1997 | 86.64 | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 84.59 | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 83.09 | 1.01% |
| 1994 | 82.26 | 0.36% |
| 1993 | 81.96 | 0.25% |
| 1992 | 81.75 | 0.89% |
| 1991 | 81.03 | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 79.38 | 3.62% |
| 1989 | 76.60 | 5.08% |
| 1988 | 72.90 | 6.09% |
| 1987 | 68.71 | 6.19% |
| 1986 | 64.71 | 5.48% |
| 1985 | 61.35 | 4.36% |
| 1984 | 58.78 | 3.36% |
| 1983 | 56.87 | 2.62% |
| 1982 | 55.42 | 2.40% |
| 1981 | 54.12 | 2.59% |
| 1980 | 52.76 | 2.88% |
| 1979 | 51.28 | 3.03% |
| 1978 | 49.77 | 3.13% |
| 1977 | 48.26 | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 46.81 | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 45.45 | 2.86% |
| 1974 | 44.19 | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 42.99 | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 41.85 | 2.68% |
| 1971 | 40.76 | 2.66% |
| 1970 | 39.70 | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 38.67 | 2.64% |
| 1968 | 37.68 | 2.62% |
| 1967 | 36.72 | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 35.79 | 2.56% |
| 1965 | 34.90 | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 34.03 | 2.50% |
| 1963 | 33.20 | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 32.40 | 2.44% |
| 1961 | 31.63 | 2.40% |
| 1960 | 30.89 | 2.36% |
| 1959 | 30.18 | 2.32% |
| 1958 | 29.50 | 2.28% |
| 1957 | 28.84 | 2.23% |
| 1956 | 28.21 | 2.19% |
| 1955 | 27.60 | 2.15% |
| 1954 | 27.02 | 2.11% |
| 1953 | 26.47 | 2.06% |
| 1952 | 25.93 | 2.01% |
| 1951 | 25.42 | 1.96% |
| 1950 | 24.93 | 0.00% |
