Chart and table of Malawi population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The total population in Malawi was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 3.6 million people (+15.4 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the total population is estimated to reach 26.95 million people and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the total population was continuously increasing over the past years.As defined by the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.

Population ages 65 and above, female in Malawi was reported at 321795 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population ages 65 and above, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Lilongwe, Malawi metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

Population ages 15-64, female in Malawi was reported at 6125830 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population ages 15-64, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Malawi urban population for 2023 was 3,826,324, a 4.29% increase from 2022.

• Malawi urban population for 2022 was 3,668,876, a 4.24% increase from 2021.
• Malawi urban population for 2021 was 3,519,490, a 4.22% increase from 2020.
• Malawi urban population for 2020 was 3,376,840, a 4.21% increase from 2019.

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) in Malawi was reported at 3.4742 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

There were 1 668 400 Facebook users in Malawi in February 2025, which accounted for 7% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 63.1%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (711 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where men lead by 439 700.

Malawi rural population for 2023 was 17,105,427, a 2.2% increase from 2022.

• Malawi rural population for 2022 was 16,736,441, a 2.24% increase from 2021.
• Malawi rural population for 2021 was 16,370,252, a 2.31% increase from 2020.
• Malawi rural population for 2020 was 16,000,221, a 2.39% increase from 2019.

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

In 2025, over 20.4 million people in Madagascar lived in extreme poverty (less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day), the highest number within East Africa. However, this accounts for 66 percent of the overall population living below the poverty line in the country. Uganda and Malawi followed, with almost 18.5 million and more than 17.2 million people living in destitution, respectively.

Chart and table of BX.KLT.DREM.CD.DT population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

There were 1 555 200 Messenger users in Malawi in February 2025, which accounted for 6.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 63.3%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (658 800). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where men lead by 409 100.

Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) in Malawi was reported at 14.21 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population ages 0-4, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

In 2025, nearly 11.7 percent of the world population in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at 2.15 U.S. dollars a day, lived in Nigeria. Moreover, the Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for around 11.7 percent of the global population in extreme poverty. Other African nations with a large poor population were Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar. Poverty levels remain high despite the forecast decline Poverty is a widespread issue across Africa. Around 429 million people on the continent were living below the extreme poverty line of 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in 2024. Since the continent had approximately 1.4 billion inhabitants, roughly a third of Africa’s population was in extreme poverty that year. Mozambique, Malawi, Central African Republic, and Niger had Africa’s highest extreme poverty rates based on the 2.15 U.S. dollars per day extreme poverty indicator (updated from 1.90 U.S. dollars in September 2022). Although the levels of poverty on the continent are forecast to decrease in the coming years, Africa will remain the poorest region compared to the rest of the world. Prevalence of poverty and malnutrition across Africa Multiple factors are linked to increased poverty. Regions with critical situations of employment, education, health, nutrition, war, and conflict usually have larger poor populations. Consequently, poverty tends to be more prevalent in least-developed and developing countries worldwide. For similar reasons, rural households also face higher poverty levels. In 2024, the extreme poverty rate in Africa stood at around 45 percent among the rural population, compared to seven percent in urban areas. Together with poverty, malnutrition is also widespread in Africa. Limited access to food leads to low health conditions, increasing the poverty risk. At the same time, poverty can determine inadequate nutrition. Almost 38.3 percent of the global undernourished population lived in Africa in 2022.

Chart and table of IC.ISV.DURS population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

Population ages 65 and above, male in Malawi was reported at 225353 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population ages 65 and above, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Malawi was reported at 983517 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population of the official age for lower secondary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Malawi was reported at 9.8371 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malawi - Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.