East Africa (African Union) vs Malawi: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

East Africa (African Union)
2.32 Percent per annum
in 2030
Malawi
2.45 Percent per annum
in 2030
East Africa (African Union) rank
11th
Malawi rank
13th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • East Africa (African Union)
  • Malawi
-2024199020102030

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.45 Percent per annum against 2.32 Percent per annum in East Africa (African Union), a difference of 0.13 Percent per annum.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times East Africa (African Union)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

East Africa (African Union) ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 13th of 47 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Africa (African Union) averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Africa (African Union) Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 2.84 Percent per annum 1.82 Percent per annum 1.03 Percent per annum East Africa (African Union)
2000s 2.91 Percent per annum 2.68 Percent per annum 0.2295 Percent per annum East Africa (African Union)
2010s 2.74 Percent per annum 2.81 Percent per annum 0.0708 Percent per annum Malawi
2020s 2.53 Percent per annum 2.59 Percent per annum 0.0649 Percent per annum Malawi
2030s 2.32 Percent per annum 2.45 Percent per annum 0.1319 Percent per annum Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, East Africa (African Union) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.45 Percent per annum against 2.32 Percent per annum in East Africa (African Union) as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between East Africa (African Union) and Malawi?
0.13 Percent per annum, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Africa (African Union) and Malawi?
40 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do East Africa (African Union) and Malawi rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
East Africa (African Union) ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 13th of 47 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.