Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi

Malawi: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre was 223.85 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
223.85 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
61st
of 215 countries
All-time high
223.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
39.41 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi is 223.85 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 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, population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 223.85 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.41 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Malawi ranks 61st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 39.41 units per square kilometre
1962 40.37 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1963 41.37 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1964 42.4 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1965 43.45 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1966 44.53 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1967 45.64 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1968 46.79 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1969 47.95 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1970 49.15 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1971 50.4 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1972 51.7 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1973 53.08 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1974 54.53 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1975 56.08 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1976 57.74 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1977 59.56 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1978 61.63 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1979 63.95 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1980 66.46 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1981 69.12 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1982 71.9 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1983 74.8 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1984 77.78 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1985 80.83 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1986 83.86 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1987 87.96 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1988 92.84 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1989 97.33 units per square kilometre +4.8%
1990 101.25 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1991 104.42 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1992 107.5 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1993 109.08 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1994 107.82 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1995 107.66 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 109.8 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1997 112.03 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1998 114.48 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1999 117.18 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2000 120.02 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2001 122.97 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2002 126.01 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2003 129.21 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2004 132.59 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2005 136.19 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2006 140 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2007 144 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2008 148.24 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2009 152.69 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2010 157.26 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2011 161.91 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2012 166.63 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2013 171.42 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2014 176.3 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2015 181.22 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2016 186.23 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2017 191.34 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2018 196.52 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2019 201.8 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2020 207.19 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2021 212.64 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2022 218.17 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2023 223.85 units per square kilometre +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.55 units per square kilometre 39.41 units per square kilometre 47.95 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 55.78 units per square kilometre 49.15 units per square kilometre 63.95 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 80.29 units per square kilometre 66.46 units per square kilometre 97.33 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 109.12 units per square kilometre 101.25 units per square kilometre 117.18 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 135.19 units per square kilometre 120.02 units per square kilometre 152.69 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 179.06 units per square kilometre 157.26 units per square kilometre 201.8 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 215.46 units per square kilometre 207.19 units per square kilometre 223.85 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 58 American Samoa 237.72 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 59 Dominican Republic 235.1 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 60 Switzerland 224.52 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 62 North Korea 219.4 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 63 Marshall Islands 215.83 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 64 Antigua and Barbuda 212.12 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi?
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Malawi was 223.85 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population regions with projections, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 223.85 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population regions with projections, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 39.41 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Malawi rank for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population regions with projections, per square kilometre 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 Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population regions with projections 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.

Population regions with projections ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections 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.