Madagascar vs Malawi: World population growth

Madagascar
0.4%
in 2100
Malawi
0.4%
in 2100
Madagascar rank
28th
Malawi rank
31st

World population growth over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
-20246170019002100

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 15 and Malawi in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1700s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Madagascar
1800s 0.4% 1.2% 0.8% Malawi
1900s -0.6% -0.6% 0.0% Madagascar
1910s -0.4% -0.5% 0.1% Madagascar
1920s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Madagascar
1930s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Malawi
1940s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% Madagascar
1950s 2.6% 2.0% 0.5% Madagascar
1960s 2.7% 2.4% 0.2% Madagascar
1970s 3.0% 2.9% 0.0% Madagascar
1980s 2.9% 4.2% 1.3% Malawi
1990s 3.1% 1.7% 1.4% Madagascar
2000s 3.0% 2.7% 0.3% Madagascar
2010s 2.7% 2.8% 0.1% Malawi
2020s 2.4% 2.5% 0.2% Malawi
2030s 2.0% 2.2% 0.2% Malawi
2040s 1.7% 1.8% 0.1% Malawi
2050s 1.4% 1.5% 0.0% Malawi
2060s 1.2% 1.1% 0.0% Madagascar
2070s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Madagascar
2080s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Madagascar
2090s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% Madagascar
2100s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Madagascar and Malawi?
0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for world population growth?
Madagascar ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 239 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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Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

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.