Côte d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Population growth
Côte d'Ivoire
2.4%
in 2024
Malawi
2.6%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
30th
Malawi rank
27th
Population growth over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Côte d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population growth between Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for population growth?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 27th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release