Kazakhstan vs Malawi: Has the population peaked?

Kazakhstan
20.33 million people
in 2023
Malawi
21.10 million people
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
64th
Malawi rank
62nd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Malawi
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195019862023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 21.10 million people against 20.33 million people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 774,400 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 64th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 7.90 million people 3.23 million people 4.68 million people Kazakhstan
1960s 10.82 million people 4.06 million people 6.76 million people Kazakhstan
1970s 13.65 million people 5.26 million people 8.39 million people Kazakhstan
1980s 16.01 million people 7.57 million people 8.44 million people Kazakhstan
1990s 16.64 million people 10.29 million people 6.35 million people Kazakhstan
2000s 15.97 million people 12.75 million people 3.22 million people Kazakhstan
2010s 17.98 million people 16.88 million people 1.10 million people Kazakhstan
2020s 19.90 million people 20.31 million people 416,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Kazakhstan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 21.10 million people against 20.33 million people in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Kazakhstan and Malawi?
774,400 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Malawi rank globally for has the population peaked??
Kazakhstan ranks 64th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.