Afghanistan vs Malawi: World population growth
Afghanistan
0.4%
in 2100
Malawi
0.4%
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
28th
Malawi rank
30th
World population growth over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 30th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 13 and Malawi in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 1.0% | -0.6% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 5.5% | -0.5% | 6.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | -1.6% | 0.9% | 2.6% | Malawi |
| 1930s | -1.7% | 1.4% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | -1.2% | 4.2% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 1.7% | 3.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2030s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2040s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2060s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2080s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2090s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2100s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Malawi as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for world population growth?
- Afghanistan ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 30th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.