Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Malawi
Malawi: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.222 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malawi is 0.222 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malawi peaked at 0.222 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1012 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 44th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1012 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1043 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1073 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1088 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1075 Persons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1073 Persons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1094 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1115 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1138 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1164 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1191 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.122 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.125 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1282 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1316 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1353 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1391 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1431 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1473 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1517 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1561 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1606 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1653 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.17 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1748 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1797 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1846 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1897 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1948 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2001 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2055 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.211 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2164 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.222 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.222 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.222 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1087 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1012 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1164 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1342 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1191 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1517 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1776 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1561 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2001 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2137 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2055 Persons per square kilometre | 0.222 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 Seychelles 0.234 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 42 Marshall Islands 0.2333 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 43 Switzerland 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 45 North Korea 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 46 Nepal 0.2155 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2143 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,159 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.1183 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.85 million people (2100)
- Population density 627.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2289 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malawi?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Malawi was 0.222 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.222 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.