Canada vs Malawi: Population by world region
Canada
53.61 million people
in 2100
Malawi
59.14 million people
in 2100
Canada rank
46th
Malawi rank
45th
Population by world region over time
- Canada
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 59.14 million people against 53.61 million people in Canada, a difference of 5.53 million people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Canada ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 27 and Malawi in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 100,000 people | 178,500 people | 78,500 people | Malawi |
| 1100s | 120,000 people | 214,200 people | 94,200 people | Malawi |
| 1200s | 140,000 people | 249,900 people | 109,900 people | Malawi |
| 1300s | 160,000 people | 285,600 people | 125,600 people | Malawi |
| 1400s | 180,000 people | 321,300 people | 141,300 people | Malawi |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 357,000 people | 157,000 people | Malawi |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 387,345 people | 187,345 people | Malawi |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 417,690 people | 217,690 people | Malawi |
| 1710s | 227,285 people | 435,095 people | 207,810 people | Malawi |
| 1720s | 264,289 people | 443,408 people | 179,119 people | Malawi |
| 1730s | 308,210 people | 452,257 people | 144,047 people | Malawi |
| 1740s | 360,422 people | 461,701 people | 101,279 people | Malawi |
| 1750s | 422,573 people | 471,811 people | 49,238 people | Malawi |
| 1760s | 496,640 people | 482,671 people | 13,969 people | Canada |
| 1770s | 584,998 people | 494,380 people | 90,618 people | Canada |
| 1780s | 690,496 people | 507,057 people | 183,439 people | Canada |
| 1790s | 816,554 people | 520,844 people | 295,710 people | Canada |
| 1800s | 559,636 people | 813,236 people | 253,599 people | Malawi |
| 1810s | 715,556 people | 1.01 million people | 292,727 people | Malawi |
| 1820s | 966,397 people | 1.25 million people | 283,140 people | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.39 million people | 1.55 million people | 156,031 people | Malawi |
| 1840s | 2.03 million people | 1.92 million people | 111,456 people | Canada |
| 1850s | 2.86 million people | 2.15 million people | 706,563 people | Canada |
| 1860s | 3.53 million people | 2.14 million people | 1.38 million people | Canada |
| 1870s | 4.01 million people | 2.13 million people | 1.88 million people | Canada |
| 1880s | 4.56 million people | 2.13 million people | 2.43 million people | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.07 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.96 million people | Canada |
| 1900s | 6.08 million people | 2.00 million people | 4.08 million people | Canada |
| 1910s | 7.70 million people | 1.89 million people | 5.81 million people | Canada |
| 1920s | 9.30 million people | 1.98 million people | 7.32 million people | Canada |
| 1930s | 10.74 million people | 2.28 million people | 8.46 million people | Canada |
| 1940s | 12.40 million people | 2.67 million people | 9.73 million people | Canada |
| 1950s | 15.57 million people | 3.23 million people | 12.34 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 19.50 million people | 4.06 million people | 15.44 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 22.95 million people | 5.26 million people | 17.69 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 25.86 million people | 7.57 million people | 18.29 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 29.26 million people | 10.29 million people | 18.98 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 32.32 million people | 12.75 million people | 19.57 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 35.88 million people | 16.88 million people | 19.00 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 39.83 million people | 21.98 million people | 17.85 million people | Canada |
| 2030s | 42.76 million people | 27.91 million people | 14.84 million people | Canada |
| 2040s | 44.74 million people | 34.04 million people | 10.70 million people | Canada |
| 2050s | 46.29 million people | 40.04 million people | 6.25 million people | Canada |
| 2060s | 47.92 million people | 45.61 million people | 2.30 million people | Canada |
| 2070s | 49.58 million people | 50.47 million people | 891,590 people | Malawi |
| 2080s | 51.13 million people | 54.59 million people | 3.46 million people | Malawi |
| 2090s | 52.67 million people | 57.72 million people | 5.05 million people | Malawi |
| 2100s | 53.61 million people | 59.14 million people | 5.53 million people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Canada or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 59.14 million people against 53.61 million people in Canada as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Canada and Malawi?
- 5.53 million people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malawi?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Canada and Malawi rank globally for population by world region?
- Canada ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th 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 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.