Malawi Population Density 1950-2024
Chart and table of Malawi population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Malawi in 2024 is 181.26 people per square kilometer, a 2.6% increase from 2023.
- The population density of Malawi in 2023 was 176.67 people per square kilometer, a 2.58% increase from 2022.
- The population density of Malawi in 2022 was 172.23 people per square kilometer, a 2.59% increase from 2021.
- The population density of Malawi in 2021 was 167.87 people per square kilometer, a 2.65% increase from 2020.
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Malawi - Historical Population Density Data
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| Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
181.26 |
2.60% |
| 2023 |
176.67 |
2.58% |
| 2022 |
172.23 |
2.59% |
| 2021 |
167.87 |
2.65% |
| 2020 |
163.55 |
2.70% |
| 2019 |
159.24 |
2.72% |
| 2018 |
155.03 |
2.72% |
| 2017 |
150.92 |
2.73% |
| 2016 |
146.91 |
2.76% |
| 2015 |
142.97 |
2.80% |
| 2014 |
139.08 |
2.83% |
| 2013 |
135.25 |
2.85% |
| 2012 |
131.51 |
2.87% |
| 2011 |
127.84 |
2.91% |
| 2010 |
124.23 |
2.93% |
| 2009 |
120.69 |
2.95% |
| 2008 |
117.23 |
2.92% |
| 2007 |
113.90 |
2.88% |
| 2006 |
110.72 |
2.84% |
| 2005 |
107.66 |
2.77% |
| 2004 |
104.75 |
2.68% |
| 2003 |
102.03 |
2.58% |
| 2002 |
99.46 |
2.48% |
| 2001 |
97.05 |
2.40% |
| 2000 |
94.78 |
2.33% |
| 1999 |
92.62 |
2.25% |
| 1998 |
90.58 |
2.09% |
| 1997 |
88.73 |
1.96% |
| 1996 |
87.02 |
1.96% |
| 1995 |
85.35 |
-0.19% |
| 1994 |
85.51 |
-1.22% |
| 1993 |
86.57 |
1.40% |
| 1992 |
85.38 |
2.89% |
| 1991 |
82.98 |
3.06% |
| 1990 |
80.52 |
3.98% |
| 1989 |
77.44 |
4.80% |
| 1988 |
73.89 |
5.53% |
| 1987 |
70.02 |
4.88% |
| 1986 |
66.76 |
3.73% |
| 1985 |
64.36 |
3.90% |
| 1984 |
61.94 |
3.98% |
| 1983 |
59.57 |
4.04% |
| 1982 |
57.26 |
4.06% |
| 1981 |
55.03 |
4.03% |
| 1980 |
52.90 |
3.95% |
| 1979 |
50.89 |
3.79% |
| 1978 |
49.03 |
3.51% |
| 1977 |
47.36 |
3.19% |
| 1976 |
45.90 |
2.98% |
| 1975 |
44.57 |
2.86% |
| 1974 |
43.33 |
2.76% |
| 1973 |
42.17 |
2.68% |
| 1972 |
41.07 |
2.60% |
| 1971 |
40.03 |
2.54% |
| 1970 |
39.04 |
2.49% |
| 1969 |
38.09 |
2.49% |
| 1968 |
37.17 |
2.51% |
| 1967 |
36.26 |
2.51% |
| 1966 |
35.37 |
2.49% |
| 1965 |
34.51 |
2.47% |
| 1964 |
33.68 |
2.48% |
| 1963 |
32.86 |
2.49% |
| 1962 |
32.07 |
2.45% |
| 1961 |
31.30 |
2.41% |
| 1960 |
30.56 |
2.36% |
| 1959 |
29.86 |
2.32% |
| 1958 |
29.18 |
2.26% |
| 1957 |
28.54 |
2.19% |
| 1956 |
27.93 |
2.11% |
| 1955 |
27.35 |
2.02% |
| 1954 |
26.81 |
1.96% |
| 1953 |
26.29 |
1.92% |
| 1952 |
25.80 |
1.84% |
| 1951 |
25.33 |
1.74% |
| 1950 |
24.90 |
0.00% |
