Population growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Population growth rate was 0.423 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.423
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
31st
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.94
in 1987
All-time low
-2.26
in 1994
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Malawi, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Malawi is 0.423, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Malawi peaked at 5.94 in 1987 and was at its lowest, -2.26, in 1994.
That places Malawi 31st out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0754 | — |
| 1800 | 1.21 | +1499.9% |
| 1900 | -0.5282 | -143.8% |
| 1905 | -0.771 | +46.0% |
| 1910 | -0.6116 | -20.7% |
| 1915 | -0.3686 | -39.7% |
| 1920 | 0.3591 | -197.4% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +314.6% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 1.71 | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 1.82 | +6.4% |
| 1952 | 1.91 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 1.97 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 1.99 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.06 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 2.13 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 2.19 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 2.26 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.32 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 2.36 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 2.4 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.43 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.46 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.44 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.44 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.47 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.48 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.45 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.48 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 2.53 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.58 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.66 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.75 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.85 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 2.97 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 3.23 | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 3.59 | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 3.79 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 3.91 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 3.94 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.96 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.94 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.88 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.82 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.56 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 5.94 | +67.0% |
| 1988 | 4.89 | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 4.56 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 3.37 | -26.1% |
| 1991 | 2.8 | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 3.02 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | -0.081 | -102.7% |
| 1994 | -2.26 | +2692.6% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | -187.3% |
| 1996 | 1.97 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.28 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 2.39 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.41 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.43 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.46 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.54 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.63 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.72 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.79 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.85 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.95 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.96 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.94 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.85 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.83 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.73 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.72 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.69 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.65 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.65 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.62 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.57 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.57 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.57 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.58 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.54 | -1.6% |
| 2026 | 2.53 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 2.51 | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 2.47 | -1.6% |
| 2029 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 2030 | 2.41 | -2.6% |
| 2031 | 2.33 | -3.3% |
| 2032 | 2.3 | -1.3% |
| 2033 | 2.29 | -0.5% |
| 2034 | 2.23 | -2.4% |
| 2035 | 2.2 | -1.6% |
| 2036 | 2.16 | -1.7% |
| 2037 | 2.14 | -0.9% |
| 2038 | 2.02 | -5.6% |
| 2039 | 1.99 | -1.3% |
| 2040 | 1.95 | -2.4% |
| 2041 | 1.91 | -1.9% |
| 2042 | 1.86 | -2.8% |
| 2043 | 1.83 | -1.3% |
| 2044 | 1.84 | +0.6% |
| 2045 | 1.77 | -4.0% |
| 2046 | 1.75 | -1.3% |
| 2047 | 1.71 | -2.2% |
| 2048 | 1.63 | -4.6% |
| 2049 | 1.64 | +0.6% |
| 2050 | 1.6 | -2.0% |
| 2051 | 1.59 | -0.6% |
| 2052 | 1.56 | -2.0% |
| 2053 | 1.55 | -0.5% |
| 2054 | 1.47 | -5.8% |
| 2055 | 1.47 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 1.39 | -5.0% |
| 2057 | 1.39 | -0.5% |
| 2058 | 1.34 | -3.2% |
| 2059 | 1.37 | +2.2% |
| 2060 | 1.3 | -5.3% |
| 2061 | 1.27 | -2.3% |
| 2062 | 1.2 | -5.0% |
| 2063 | 1.15 | -4.5% |
| 2064 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 2065 | 1.13 | -1.6% |
| 2066 | 1.12 | -0.8% |
| 2067 | 1.08 | -3.1% |
| 2068 | 1.06 | -2.1% |
| 2069 | 1.02 | -3.6% |
| 2070 | 0.998 | -2.3% |
| 2071 | 0.975 | -2.3% |
| 2072 | 0.92 | -5.6% |
| 2073 | 0.901 | -2.1% |
| 2074 | 0.898 | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 0.893 | -0.6% |
| 2076 | 0.894 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 0.876 | -2.0% |
| 2078 | 0.808 | -7.8% |
| 2079 | 0.799 | -1.1% |
| 2080 | 0.789 | -1.3% |
| 2081 | 0.761 | -3.5% |
| 2082 | 0.733 | -3.7% |
| 2083 | 0.715 | -2.5% |
| 2084 | 0.637 | -10.9% |
| 2085 | 0.645 | +1.3% |
| 2086 | 0.621 | -3.7% |
| 2087 | 0.611 | -1.6% |
| 2088 | 0.605 | -1.0% |
| 2089 | 0.564 | -6.8% |
| 2090 | 0.553 | -2.0% |
| 2091 | 0.514 | -7.1% |
| 2092 | 0.509 | -1.0% |
| 2093 | 0.471 | -7.5% |
| 2094 | 0.459 | -2.5% |
| 2095 | 0.433 | -5.7% |
| 2096 | 0.452 | +4.4% |
| 2097 | 0.419 | -7.3% |
| 2098 | 0.425 | +1.4% |
| 2099 | 0.433 | +1.9% |
| 2100 | 0.423 | -2.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.423 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.271, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.423 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -2692.6% | -0.081 | -2.26 |
| 1800 | +1499.9% | 0.0754 | 1.21 |
| 1925 | +314.6% | 0.3591 | 1.49 |
| 1920 | +197.4% | -0.3686 | 0.3591 |
| 1995 | +187.3% | -2.26 | 1.97 |
| 1900 | -143.8% | 1.21 | -0.5282 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.6496 | -0.771 | -0.5282 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.4901 | -0.6116 | -0.3686 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9239 | 0.3591 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.04 | 1.71 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 | 2.36 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.94 | 2.48 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 | 3.56 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 | -2.26 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 | 2.41 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 2.65 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 | 2.47 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.21 | 1.99 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.79 | 1.63 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.8962 | 0.799 | 0.998 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6681 | 0.564 | 0.789 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.4668 | 0.419 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.423 | 0.423 | 0.423 | 1 |
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More population data for Malawi
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,159 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.45 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2289 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 627.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.85 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.423 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Malawi?
- Population growth rate in Malawi was 0.423 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 1987.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.26 in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for population growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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