Burundi vs Malawi: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Burundi
2.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
2.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burundi rank
25th
Malawi rank
23rd
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.59 % change on previous year against 2.44 % change on previous year in Burundi, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 0.033 % change on previous year | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 0.9332 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 0.3795 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 0.8306 % change on previous year | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.3711 % change on previous year | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.0951 % change on previous year | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.59 % change on previous year against 2.44 % change on previous year in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Burundi and Malawi?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Burundi ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.