Total population rose 2.99% to 20.5 mil in Malawi in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Malawi reached an all time high of 20.5 mil in 2022 and an all time low of 2.88 mil in 1950. When compared to Malawi's main peers, total population in Mozambique amounted to 31.2 mil, 53.9 mil in South Africa, 62.2 mil in Tanzania and 19.0 mil in Zambia in 2022.
Malawi has been ranked 61st within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Angola | mil | 43.9 | 44.6 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | mil | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | mil | 78.9 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 82.1 | 83.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | mil | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.37 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | mil | 33.0 | 33.6 | 34.2 | 34.8 | 35.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | mil | 48.1 | 48.9 | 49.7 | 50.5 | 51.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | mil | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | mil | 54.3 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 53.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | mil | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | mil | 102 | 104 | 106 | 108 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | mil | 82.8 | 84.4 | 86.0 | 87.6 | 89.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | mil | 34.4 | 35.2 | 36.0 | 36.9 | 37.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | mil | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 |