Malawi vs Rwanda: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malawi
546,872 people
in 2023
Rwanda
533,294 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
103rd
Rwanda rank
105th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 546,872 people against 533,294 people in Rwanda, a difference of 13,578 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 103rd and Rwanda ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98,892 people | 76,448 people | 22,444 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 120,100 people | 103,551 people | 16,549 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 148,145 people | 123,386 people | 24,759 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 282,366 people | 145,005 people | 137,361 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 346,826 people | 153,485 people | 193,341 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 479,769 people | 228,251 people | 251,518 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 525,995 people | 344,516 people | 181,479 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 536,054 people | 494,234 people | 41,820 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 546,872 people against 533,294 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 13,578 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malawi ranks 103rd and Rwanda ranks 105th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.