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World Development Indicators

Population, total: Malawi

Most recent
22,216,120 (2025)
Earliest
3,628,134 (1960)
Highest
22,216,120 (2025)
Years reported
66
Member state
Malawi at the United Nations
012,500,00025,000,0001960: 3,628,1341961: 3,715,5341962: 3,806,3071963: 3,900,5061964: 3,997,3051965: 4,096,1571966: 4,197,9261967: 4,303,0121968: 4,411,0541969: 4,521,1841970: 4,633,9441971: 4,751,4341972: 4,874,4751973: 5,003,9381974: 5,141,3371975: 5,287,3671976: 5,443,3841977: 5,614,9831978: 5,810,1321979: 6,028,7491980: 6,265,5291981: 6,516,4541982: 6,778,8791983: 7,051,7091984: 7,332,8101985: 7,620,5081986: 7,906,4801987: 8,293,1741988: 8,753,2621989: 9,176,2201990: 9,545,8521991: 9,844,2271992: 10,135,0791993: 10,284,0241994: 10,164,8941995: 10,150,1171996: 10,352,2281997: 10,562,0351998: 10,792,8761999: 11,047,8042000: 11,315,9422001: 11,593,0582002: 11,880,4402003: 12,181,5742004: 12,500,7372005: 12,840,0312006: 13,198,7012007: 13,576,3432008: 13,976,4172009: 14,395,7882010: 14,826,4632011: 15,265,0222012: 15,709,5772013: 16,161,8162014: 16,621,5382015: 17,085,5872016: 17,557,7392017: 18,039,7152018: 18,528,0812019: 19,025,7522020: 19,533,8882021: 20,047,2582022: 20,568,7282023: 21,104,4822024: 21,655,2862025: 22,216,12019602025
Population, total, 1960–2025. Bars, not a line: a line drawn across a year the source does not report would invent an observation a reader could not tell from a measured one.

Every year reported

YearPopulation
202522,216,120
202421,655,286
202321,104,482
202220,568,728
202120,047,258
202019,533,888
201919,025,752
201818,528,081
201718,039,715
201617,557,739
201517,085,587
201416,621,538
201316,161,816
201215,709,577
201115,265,022
201014,826,463
200914,395,788
200813,976,417
200713,576,343
200613,198,701
200512,840,031
200412,500,737
200312,181,574
200211,880,440
200111,593,058
200011,315,942
199911,047,804
199810,792,876
199710,562,035
199610,352,228
199510,150,117
199410,164,894
199310,284,024
199210,135,079
19919,844,227
19909,545,852
19899,176,220
19888,753,262
19878,293,174
19867,906,480
19857,620,508
19847,332,810
19837,051,709
19826,778,879
19816,516,454
19806,265,529
19796,028,749
19785,810,132
19775,614,983
19765,443,384
19755,287,367
19745,141,337
19735,003,938
19724,874,475
19714,751,434
19704,633,944
19694,521,184
19684,411,054
19674,303,012
19664,197,926
19654,096,157
19643,997,305
19633,900,506
19623,806,307
19613,715,534
19603,628,134

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