Malawi vs Mali: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malawi
546,872 people
in 2023
Mali
571,728 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
103rd
Mali rank
100th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 571,728 people against 546,872 people in Malawi, a difference of 24,856 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Malawi ranks 103rd and Mali ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98,892 people | 136,848 people | 37,957 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 120,100 people | 162,694 people | 42,593 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 148,145 people | 225,690 people | 77,545 people | Mali |
| 1980s | 282,366 people | 304,893 people | 22,528 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 346,826 people | 355,342 people | 8,516 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 479,769 people | 399,666 people | 80,103 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 525,995 people | 487,752 people | 38,243 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 536,054 people | 555,422 people | 19,368 people | Mali |
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 Mali?
- Mali, at 571,728 people against 546,872 people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malawi and Mali?
- 24,856 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malawi ranks 103rd and Mali ranks 100th 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+.