Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Population by world region
Burkina Faso
49.85 million people
in 2100
Malawi
59.14 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Malawi rank
45th
Population by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 59.14 million people against 49.85 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.29 million people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 45th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 37 and Malawi in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 178,500 people | 563,026 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 214,200 people | 626,196 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 249,900 people | 702,549 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 285,600 people | 793,840 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 321,300 people | 902,070 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 357,000 people | 1.03 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 387,345 people | 1.18 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 417,690 people | 1.36 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 435,095 people | 1.35 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 443,408 people | 1.36 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 452,257 people | 1.37 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 461,701 people | 1.38 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 471,811 people | 1.39 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 482,671 people | 1.40 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 494,380 people | 1.41 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 507,057 people | 1.42 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 520,844 people | 1.43 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 813,236 people | 852,184 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 1.01 million people | 657,255 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 1.25 million people | 443,158 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 1.55 million people | 204,583 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 1.92 million people | 101,972 people | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 2.15 million people | 273,312 people | Malawi |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 2.14 million people | 213,567 people | Malawi |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 2.13 million people | 119,966 people | Malawi |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 2.13 million people | 24,232 people | Malawi |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 2.11 million people | 105,980 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 2.00 million people | 416,893 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 1.89 million people | 793,651 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 999,202 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 2.28 million people | 1.09 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.20 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 3.23 million people | 1.22 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 4.06 million people | 1.07 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 5.26 million people | 868,444 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 7.57 million people | 335,126 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 10.29 million people | 9,210 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 12.75 million people | 1.01 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 16.88 million people | 1.65 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 23.82 million people | 21.98 million people | 1.84 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 29.19 million people | 27.91 million people | 1.28 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 34.55 million people | 34.04 million people | 505,990 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2050s | 39.34 million people | 40.04 million people | 694,250 people | Malawi |
| 2060s | 43.40 million people | 45.61 million people | 2.21 million people | Malawi |
| 2070s | 46.58 million people | 50.47 million people | 3.89 million people | Malawi |
| 2080s | 48.64 million people | 54.59 million people | 5.96 million people | Malawi |
| 2090s | 49.63 million people | 57.72 million people | 8.10 million people | Malawi |
| 2100s | 49.85 million people | 59.14 million people | 9.29 million people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 59.14 million people against 49.85 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 9.29 million people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for population by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 45th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.