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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Malawi

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population22.22M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$14.92B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$671.512025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.62024 · yearsInternet use19%2024 · % of populationForest area22.4%2023 · % of land area
Adult literacy
70.2%

% of people aged 15+·2020

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Malawi2020 · 70.2%
019.1838.3657.5476.721960199320251987: 48.5%1998: 64.1%2017: 72.8%2018: 76.7%2020: 70.2%

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Country context

Malawi in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Lilongwe
Country code
MWI

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