Malawi Population Growth Rate 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 from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Malawi in 2020 is 19,129,952, a 2.69% increase from 2019.
- The population of Malawi in 2019 was 18,628,747, a 2.68% increase from 2018.
- The population of Malawi in 2018 was 18,143,217, a 2.68% increase from 2017.
- The population of Malawi in 2017 was 17,670,196, a 2.7% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Malawi - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 19,129,952 | 2.69% |
| 2019 | 18,628,747 | 2.68% |
| 2018 | 18,143,217 | 2.68% |
| 2017 | 17,670,196 | 2.70% |
| 2016 | 17,205,261 | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 16,745,303 | 2.80% |
| 2014 | 16,289,552 | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 15,839,286 | 2.88% |
| 2012 | 15,396,015 | 2.90% |
| 2011 | 14,962,115 | 2.91% |
| 2010 | 14,539,612 | 2.91% |
| 2009 | 14,128,155 | 2.92% |
| 2008 | 13,727,890 | 2.89% |
| 2007 | 13,341,806 | 2.84% |
| 2006 | 12,973,699 | 2.75% |
| 2005 | 12,625,952 | 2.63% |
| 2004 | 12,301,838 | 2.51% |
| 2003 | 12,000,181 | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 11,713,664 | 2.46% |
| 2001 | 11,432,000 | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 11,148,758 | 2.71% |
| 1999 | 10,854,322 | 2.86% |
| 1998 | 10,552,338 | 2.80% |
| 1997 | 10,264,906 | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 10,022,789 | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 9,844,415 | 1.01% |
| 1994 | 9,745,690 | 0.36% |
| 1993 | 9,710,331 | 0.25% |
| 1992 | 9,685,973 | 0.89% |
| 1991 | 9,600,355 | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 9,404,500 | 3.62% |
| 1989 | 9,075,572 | 5.08% |
| 1988 | 8,636,690 | 6.09% |
| 1987 | 8,141,146 | 6.19% |
| 1986 | 7,666,391 | 5.48% |
| 1985 | 7,268,267 | 4.36% |
| 1984 | 6,964,607 | 3.36% |
| 1983 | 6,737,924 | 2.62% |
| 1982 | 6,565,985 | 2.40% |
| 1981 | 6,412,384 | 2.59% |
| 1980 | 6,250,440 | 2.88% |
| 1979 | 6,075,495 | 3.03% |
| 1978 | 5,896,865 | 3.13% |
| 1977 | 5,717,953 | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 5,545,651 | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 5,384,795 | 2.86% |
| 1974 | 5,235,073 | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 5,093,363 | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 4,958,549 | 2.68% |
| 1971 | 4,829,090 | 2.66% |
| 1970 | 4,703,782 | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 4,582,198 | 2.64% |
| 1968 | 4,464,423 | 2.62% |
| 1967 | 4,350,452 | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 4,240,429 | 2.56% |
| 1965 | 4,134,460 | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 4,032,371 | 2.50% |
| 1963 | 3,933,908 | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 3,839,043 | 2.44% |
| 1961 | 3,747,753 | 2.40% |
| 1960 | 3,659,984 | 2.36% |
| 1959 | 3,575,664 | 2.32% |
| 1958 | 3,494,682 | 2.28% |
| 1957 | 3,416,922 | 2.23% |
| 1956 | 3,342,246 | 2.19% |
| 1955 | 3,270,548 | 2.15% |
| 1954 | 3,201,716 | 2.11% |
| 1953 | 3,135,684 | 2.06% |
| 1952 | 3,072,386 | 2.01% |
| 1951 | 3,011,787 | 1.96% |
| 1950 | 2,953,871 | 0.00% |
