Population density rose 2.91% to 169 km per capita in Malawi in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Malawi reached an all time high of 174 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 38.3 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Malawi's main peers, population density in Mozambique amounted to 32.1 km per capita, 43.2 km per capita in South Africa, 54.0 km per capita in Tanzania and 18.9 km per capita in Zambia in 2015.
Malawi has been ranked 46th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | km per capita | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | km per capita | 70.0 | 71.9 | 73.8 | 75.9 | 77.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | km per capita | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | km per capita | 155 | 159 | 164 | 169 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | km per capita | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | km per capita | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 43.1 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | km per capita | 68.2 | 69.4 | 70.5 | 71.6 | 72.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | km per capita | 49.3 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | km per capita | 164 | 170 | 176 | 182 | 188 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | km per capita | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.6 |