Malawi Population Growth Rate 1950-2022
Chart and table of Malawi population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Malawi in 2022 is 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.
- The population of Malawi in 2019 was 18,867,337, a 2.72% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2022 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia |
123,379,924 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
99,010,212 |
| Tanzania |
65,497,748 |
| Uganda |
47,249,585 |
| Afghanistan |
41,128,771 |
| Yemen |
33,696,614 |
| Mozambique |
32,969,518 |
| Nepal |
30,547,580 |
| Madagascar |
29,611,714 |
| Niger |
26,207,977 |
| North Korea |
26,069,416 |
| Burkina Faso |
22,673,762 |
| Mali |
22,593,590 |
| Malawi |
20,405,317 |
| Chad |
17,723,315 |
| Somalia |
17,597,511 |
| Senegal |
17,316,449 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,320,537 |
| Guinea |
13,859,341 |
| Rwanda |
13,776,698 |
| Benin |
13,352,864 |
| Burundi |
12,889,576 |
| Haiti |
11,584,996 |
| South Sudan |
10,913,164 |
| Tajikistan |
9,952,787 |
| Togo |
8,848,699 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,605,718 |
| Central African Republic |
5,579,144 |
| Liberia |
5,302,681 |
| Eritrea |
3,684,032 |
| Gambia |
2,705,992 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,105,566 |
| Comoros |
836,774 |
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Malawi - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
