/

Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Malawi

View on globe

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
Population growth
2.6%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Malawi2025 · 2.6%
-1.170.482.123.765.41960199320251961: 2.4%1962: 2.4%1963: 2.4%1964: 2.5%1965: 2.4%1966: 2.5%1967: 2.5%1968: 2.5%1969: 2.5%1970: 2.5%1971: 2.5%1972: 2.6%1973: 2.6%1974: 2.7%1975: 2.8%1976: 2.9%1977: 3.1%1978: 3.4%1979: 3.7%1980: 3.9%1981: 3.9%1982: 3.9%1983: 3.9%1984: 3.9%1985: 3.8%1986: 3.7%1987: 4.8%1988: 5.4%1989: 4.7%1990: 3.9%1991: 3.1%1992: 2.9%1993: 1.5%1994: -1.2%1995: -0.1%1996: 2%1997: 2%1998: 2.2%1999: 2.3%2000: 2.4%2001: 2.4%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.6%2005: 2.7%2006: 2.8%2007: 2.8%2008: 2.9%2009: 3%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.9%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.8%2014: 2.8%2015: 2.8%2016: 2.7%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.7%2019: 2.7%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.6%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.6%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Malawi in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Lilongwe
Country code
MWI

Explore the same measure

All countries & areasCompare countriesAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundi