Malawi vs Nepal: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malawi
8.72 million people
in 2023
Nepal
8.53 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
47th
Nepal rank
50th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.72 million people against 8.53 million people in Nepal, a difference of 193,140 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 47th and Nepal ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.42 million people | 3.74 million people | 2.32 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 1.76 million people | 4.49 million people | 2.73 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 2.37 million people | 5.58 million people | 3.21 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 3.43 million people | 7.11 million people | 3.68 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.73 million people | 9.07 million people | 4.33 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 5.88 million people | 10.19 million people | 4.32 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.64 million people | 9.28 million people | 1.64 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.57 million people | 8.62 million people | 49,130 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Malawi or Nepal?
- Malawi, at 8.72 million people against 8.53 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malawi and Nepal?
- 193,140 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malawi ranks 47th and Nepal ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.