Malawi vs Zambia: Population regions with projections
Malawi
59.14 million
in 2100
Zambia
64.47 million
in 2100
Malawi rank
45th
Zambia rank
44th
Population regions with projections over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 64.47 million against 59.14 million in Malawi, a difference of 5.33 million.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 40 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 178,500 | 151,500 | 27,000 | Malawi |
| 1100s | 214,200 | 181,800 | 32,400 | Malawi |
| 1200s | 249,900 | 212,100 | 37,800 | Malawi |
| 1300s | 285,600 | 242,400 | 43,200 | Malawi |
| 1400s | 321,300 | 272,700 | 48,600 | Malawi |
| 1500s | 357,000 | 303,000 | 54,000 | Malawi |
| 1600s | 387,345 | 328,755 | 58,590 | Malawi |
| 1700s | 417,690 | 354,510 | 63,180 | Malawi |
| 1710s | 435,095 | 340,320 | 94,775 | Malawi |
| 1720s | 443,408 | 346,823 | 96,585 | Malawi |
| 1730s | 452,257 | 353,744 | 98,513 | Malawi |
| 1740s | 461,701 | 361,130 | 100,571 | Malawi |
| 1750s | 471,811 | 369,038 | 102,773 | Malawi |
| 1760s | 482,671 | 377,533 | 105,138 | Malawi |
| 1770s | 494,380 | 386,691 | 107,689 | Malawi |
| 1780s | 507,057 | 396,607 | 110,450 | Malawi |
| 1790s | 520,844 | 407,390 | 113,454 | Malawi |
| 1800s | 813,236 | 800,457 | 12,779 | Malawi |
| 1810s | 1.01 million | 931,599 | 76,684 | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.25 million | 1.08 million | 165,560 | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.55 million | 1.26 million | 287,232 | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.92 million | 1.47 million | 450,942 | Malawi |
| 1850s | 2.15 million | 1.59 million | 555,302 | Malawi |
| 1860s | 2.14 million | 1.60 million | 545,754 | Malawi |
| 1870s | 2.13 million | 1.60 million | 522,838 | Malawi |
| 1880s | 2.13 million | 1.62 million | 504,968 | Malawi |
| 1890s | 2.11 million | 1.63 million | 481,278 | Malawi |
| 1900s | 2.00 million | 1.57 million | 431,996 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.89 million | 1.48 million | 405,551 | Malawi |
| 1920s | 1.98 million | 1.55 million | 429,521 | Malawi |
| 1930s | 2.28 million | 1.79 million | 495,524 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 2.67 million | 2.09 million | 579,887 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 3.23 million | 2.67 million | 553,737 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 4.06 million | 3.65 million | 406,516 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 5.26 million | 4.94 million | 317,725 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.57 million | 6.69 million | 882,932 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.29 million | 8.71 million | 1.57 million | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.75 million | 11.62 million | 1.12 million | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.88 million | 16.19 million | 696,770 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.98 million | 21.66 million | 320,500 | Malawi |
| 2030s | 27.91 million | 27.95 million | 33,730 | Zambia |
| 2040s | 34.04 million | 34.49 million | 453,580 | Zambia |
| 2050s | 40.04 million | 40.97 million | 931,930 | Zambia |
| 2060s | 45.61 million | 47.23 million | 1.61 million | Zambia |
| 2070s | 50.47 million | 53.03 million | 2.55 million | Zambia |
| 2080s | 54.59 million | 58.16 million | 3.57 million | Zambia |
| 2090s | 57.72 million | 62.46 million | 4.74 million | Zambia |
| 2100s | 59.14 million | 64.47 million | 5.33 million | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population regions with projections, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 64.47 million against 59.14 million in Malawi as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population regions with projections between Malawi and Zambia?
- 5.33 million, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for population regions with projections?
- Malawi ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.