World Bank · Demographics
Malawi: Population, total
22.22Mpeople · 2025+30.0% since 2015
Total population. Annual figures for Malawi from 1960 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,216,120 | |
| 2024 | 21,655,286 | |
| 2023 | 21,104,482 | |
| 2022 | 20,568,728 | |
| 2021 | 20,047,258 | |
| 2020 | 19,533,888 | |
| 2019 | 19,025,752 | |
| 2018 | 18,528,081 | |
| 2017 | 18,039,715 | |
| 2016 | 17,557,739 | |
| 2015 | 17,085,587 | |
| 2014 | 16,621,538 | |
| 2013 | 16,161,816 | |
| 2012 | 15,709,577 | |
| 2011 | 15,265,022 | |
| 2010 | 14,826,463 | |
| 2009 | 14,395,788 | |
| 2008 | 13,976,417 | |
| 2007 | 13,576,343 | |
| 2006 | 13,198,701 | |
| 2005 | 12,840,031 | |
| 2004 | 12,500,737 | |
| 2003 | 12,181,574 | |
| 2002 | 11,880,440 | |
| 2001 | 11,593,058 | |
| 2000 | 11,315,942 | |
| 1999 | 11,047,804 | |
| 1998 | 10,792,876 | |
| 1997 | 10,562,035 | |
| 1996 | 10,352,228 | |
| 1995 | 10,150,117 | |
| 1994 | 10,164,894 | |
| 1993 | 10,284,024 | |
| 1992 | 10,135,079 | |
| 1991 | 9,844,227 | |
| 1990 | 9,545,852 | |
| 1989 | 9,176,220 | |
| 1988 | 8,753,262 | |
| 1987 | 8,293,174 | |
| 1986 | 7,906,480 | |
| 1985 | 7,620,508 | |
| 1984 | 7,332,810 | |
| 1983 | 7,051,709 | |
| 1982 | 6,778,879 | |
| 1981 | 6,516,454 | |
| 1980 | 6,265,529 | |
| 1979 | 6,028,749 | |
| 1978 | 5,810,132 | |
| 1977 | 5,614,983 | |
| 1976 | 5,443,384 | |
| 1975 | 5,287,367 | |
| 1974 | 5,141,337 | |
| 1973 | 5,003,938 | |
| 1972 | 4,874,475 | |
| 1971 | 4,751,434 | |
| 1970 | 4,633,944 | |
| 1969 | 4,521,184 | |
| 1968 | 4,411,054 | |
| 1967 | 4,303,012 | |
| 1966 | 4,197,926 | |
| 1965 | 4,096,157 | |
| 1964 | 3,997,305 | |
| 1963 | 3,900,506 | |
| 1962 | 3,806,307 | |
| 1961 | 3,715,534 | |
| 1960 | 3,628,134 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). Population, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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