Malawi vs Pakistan: Population density
Malawi
627.29 people per km²
in 2100
Pakistan
662.88 people per km²
in 2100
Malawi rank
23rd
Pakistan rank
20th
Population density over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 662.88 people per km² against 627.29 people per km² in Malawi, a difference of 35.59 people per km².
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Pakistan ahead.
Malawi ranks 23rd and Pakistan ranks 20th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 43.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.89 people per km² | 8.49 people per km² | 6.6 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1100s | 2.27 people per km² | 8.82 people per km² | 6.55 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1200s | 2.65 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² | 6.5 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1300s | 3.03 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² | 6.12 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1400s | 3.41 people per km² | 10.36 people per km² | 6.96 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1500s | 3.79 people per km² | 11.03 people per km² | 7.24 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1600s | 4.11 people per km² | 14.33 people per km² | 10.23 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1700s | 4.43 people per km² | 17.64 people per km² | 13.21 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1710s | 4.61 people per km² | 17.82 people per km² | 13.21 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1720s | 4.7 people per km² | 18.19 people per km² | 13.48 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1730s | 4.8 people per km² | 18.56 people per km² | 13.76 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1740s | 4.9 people per km² | 18.94 people per km² | 14.04 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1750s | 5 people per km² | 19.32 people per km² | 14.32 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1760s | 5.12 people per km² | 19.72 people per km² | 14.6 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1770s | 5.24 people per km² | 20.12 people per km² | 14.88 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1780s | 5.38 people per km² | 20.53 people per km² | 15.15 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1790s | 5.52 people per km² | 20.95 people per km² | 15.42 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1800s | 8.63 people per km² | 17.17 people per km² | 8.55 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 10.69 people per km² | 17.53 people per km² | 6.84 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 13.25 people per km² | 17.98 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 16.42 people per km² | 18.57 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1840s | 20.34 people per km² | 19.19 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1850s | 22.79 people per km² | 19.77 people per km² | 3.02 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1860s | 22.74 people per km² | 20.29 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1870s | 22.54 people per km² | 21.02 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1880s | 22.58 people per km² | 22.03 people per km² | 0.5511 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1890s | 22.42 people per km² | 23.09 people per km² | 0.6722 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1900s | 21.23 people per km² | 24.2 people per km² | 2.97 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 20.02 people per km² | 26.29 people per km² | 6.27 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 21 people per km² | 30.63 people per km² | 9.63 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 24.23 people per km² | 36.76 people per km² | 12.53 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 28.37 people per km² | 44.13 people per km² | 15.76 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 34.23 people per km² | 51.68 people per km² | 17.45 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 43.04 people per km² | 67.12 people per km² | 24.08 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 55.78 people per km² | 89.35 people per km² | 33.57 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 80.29 people per km² | 125.91 people per km² | 45.62 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 109.12 people per km² | 172.57 people per km² | 63.45 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 135.19 people per km² | 225.62 people per km² | 90.43 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 179.06 people per km² | 279.48 people per km² | 100.41 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 233.12 people per km² | 328.87 people per km² | 95.75 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2030s | 296.09 people per km² | 387 people per km² | 90.91 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2040s | 361.05 people per km² | 449.28 people per km² | 88.23 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2050s | 424.68 people per km² | 507.77 people per km² | 83.09 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2060s | 483.82 people per km² | 559.82 people per km² | 76 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2070s | 535.36 people per km² | 603.04 people per km² | 67.68 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2080s | 579.06 people per km² | 634.6 people per km² | 55.54 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2090s | 612.27 people per km² | 655.29 people per km² | 43.02 people per km² | Pakistan |
| 2100s | 627.29 people per km² | 662.88 people per km² | 35.59 people per km² | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 662.88 people per km² against 627.29 people per km² in Malawi as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 35.59 people per km², with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for population density?
- Malawi ranks 23rd and Pakistan ranks 20th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.