Malawi vs Myanmar: Population by world region
Malawi
59.14 million people
in 2100
Myanmar
49.66 million people
in 2100
Malawi rank
44th
Myanmar rank
47th
Population by world region over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 59.14 million people against 49.66 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 9.48 million people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malawi ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 47th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 45.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 178,500 people | 2.00 million people | 1.82 million people | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 214,200 people | 2.50 million people | 2.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 249,900 people | 3.00 million people | 2.75 million people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 285,600 people | 2.90 million people | 2.61 million people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 321,300 people | 3.45 million people | 3.13 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 357,000 people | 4.00 million people | 3.64 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 387,345 people | 4.50 million people | 4.11 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 417,690 people | 5.00 million people | 4.58 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 435,095 people | 5.10 million people | 4.66 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 443,408 people | 5.20 million people | 4.76 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 452,257 people | 5.30 million people | 4.85 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 461,701 people | 5.40 million people | 4.94 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 471,811 people | 5.50 million people | 5.03 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 482,671 people | 5.60 million people | 5.12 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 494,380 people | 5.70 million people | 5.21 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 507,057 people | 5.80 million people | 5.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 520,844 people | 5.90 million people | 5.38 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 813,236 people | 5.33 million people | 4.52 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 1.01 million people | 4.08 million people | 3.07 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 1.25 million people | 3.58 million people | 2.33 million people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 1.55 million people | 3.71 million people | 2.16 million people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 1.92 million people | 3.85 million people | 1.93 million people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 2.15 million people | 3.98 million people | 1.83 million people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 2.14 million people | 4.07 million people | 1.93 million people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 2.13 million people | 3.88 million people | 1.76 million people | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 2.13 million people | 5.01 million people | 2.88 million people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 2.11 million people | 8.09 million people | 5.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 2.00 million people | 10.13 million people | 8.13 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 1.89 million people | 11.37 million people | 9.48 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 1.98 million people | 12.49 million people | 10.51 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 2.28 million people | 14.04 million people | 11.76 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 2.67 million people | 16.25 million people | 13.58 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 3.23 million people | 19.41 million people | 16.19 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 4.06 million people | 24.07 million people | 20.01 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 5.26 million people | 29.89 million people | 24.63 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 7.57 million people | 36.24 million people | 28.67 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 10.29 million people | 42.32 million people | 32.04 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 12.75 million people | 47.14 million people | 34.40 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 16.88 million people | 50.86 million people | 33.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 21.98 million people | 54.62 million people | 32.64 million people | Myanmar |
| 2030s | 27.91 million people | 57.29 million people | 29.38 million people | Myanmar |
| 2040s | 34.04 million people | 58.48 million people | 24.44 million people | Myanmar |
| 2050s | 40.04 million people | 58.40 million people | 18.36 million people | Myanmar |
| 2060s | 45.61 million people | 57.31 million people | 11.70 million people | Myanmar |
| 2070s | 50.47 million people | 55.57 million people | 5.09 million people | Myanmar |
| 2080s | 54.59 million people | 53.42 million people | 1.17 million people | Malawi |
| 2090s | 57.72 million people | 51.03 million people | 6.70 million people | Malawi |
| 2100s | 59.14 million people | 49.66 million people | 9.48 million people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Malawi, at 59.14 million people against 49.66 million people in Myanmar as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 9.48 million people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for population by world region?
- Malawi ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 47th 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 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.