Malawi vs Taiwan: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Malawi
21.10 million
in 2023
Taiwan
23.32 million
in 2023
Malawi rank
63rd
Taiwan rank
60th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Malawi
  • Taiwan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M100015112023

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 23.32 million against 21.10 million in Malawi, a difference of 2.21 million.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 63rd and Taiwan ranks 60th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Taiwan Difference Ahead
1000s 178,500 99,087 79,413 Malawi
1100s 214,200 118,905 95,295 Malawi
1200s 249,900 138,722 111,178 Malawi
1300s 285,600 158,540 127,060 Malawi
1400s 321,300 178,357 142,943 Malawi
1500s 357,000 198,175 158,825 Malawi
1600s 387,345 198,175 189,170 Malawi
1700s 417,690 990,877 573,187 Taiwan
1710s 435,095 1.13 million 692,125 Taiwan
1720s 443,408 1.19 million 743,142 Taiwan
1730s 452,257 1.25 million 796,743 Taiwan
1740s 461,701 1.31 million 853,039 Taiwan
1750s 471,811 1.38 million 912,119 Taiwan
1760s 482,671 1.46 million 974,099 Taiwan
1770s 494,380 1.53 million 1.04 million Taiwan
1780s 507,057 1.61 million 1.11 million Taiwan
1790s 520,844 1.70 million 1.18 million Taiwan
1800s 813,236 2.00 million 1.19 million Taiwan
1810s 1.01 million 2.01 million 996,748 Taiwan
1820s 1.25 million 2.04 million 786,320 Taiwan
1830s 1.55 million 2.09 million 546,249 Taiwan
1840s 1.92 million 2.16 million 244,333 Taiwan
1850s 2.15 million 2.23 million 79,261 Taiwan
1860s 2.14 million 2.29 million 146,853 Taiwan
1870s 2.13 million 2.36 million 230,423 Taiwan
1880s 2.13 million 2.43 million 298,033 Taiwan
1890s 2.11 million 2.62 million 508,159 Taiwan
1900s 2.00 million 2.99 million 988,495 Taiwan
1910s 1.89 million 3.42 million 1.54 million Taiwan
1920s 1.98 million 3.97 million 1.99 million Taiwan
1930s 2.28 million 5.06 million 2.78 million Taiwan
1940s 2.67 million 6.33 million 3.66 million Taiwan
1950s 3.23 million 9.01 million 5.79 million Taiwan
1960s 4.06 million 12.87 million 8.81 million Taiwan
1970s 5.26 million 16.24 million 10.98 million Taiwan
1980s 7.57 million 19.36 million 11.79 million Taiwan
1990s 10.29 million 21.43 million 11.14 million Taiwan
2000s 12.75 million 22.78 million 10.03 million Taiwan
2010s 16.88 million 23.48 million 6.60 million Taiwan
2020s 20.31 million 23.49 million 3.18 million Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Malawi or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 23.32 million against 21.10 million in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Malawi and Taiwan?
2.21 million, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Taiwan?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Taiwan rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Malawi ranks 63rd and Taiwan ranks 60th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malawi vs Taiwan: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/world-population-over-the-last-12000-years-and-un-projection-until-2100/malawi/taiwan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/world-population-over-the-last-12000-years-and-un-projection-until-2100/malawi/taiwan/">Malawi vs Taiwan: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed