Malawi Population 2024 (Live)

21,872,357
Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
94,280
The current population of Malawi is 21,872,357 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 21,655,300.

Malawi Growth Rate

Malawi Population Clock

Malawi Population (as of 11/19/2024)21,872,357
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)21,655,300
Births per Day1,846
Deaths per Day314
Migrations per Day-4
Net Change per Day1,529
Population Change Since Jan. 1495,396

Components of Population Change

One birth every 47 seconds
One death every 4.58 minutes
One emigrant every 360 minutes
Net gain of one person every 57 seconds

Malawi Population Clock

Malawi Population Density Map

City
2024 Pop.
Lilongwe646,750
Blantyre584,877
Mzuzu175,345
Zomba80,932
Kasungu42,555
Mangochi40,236
Karonga34,207
Salima30,052
Nkhotakota24,865
Liwonde22,469
Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202421,655,3002.62%2306266
202321,104,5002.64%2246267
202019,533,9002.67%2076271
201919,025,8002.69%2026571
201818,528,1002.71%1976571
201718,039,7002.74%1916572
201517,085,6002.88%1816672
201014,826,5002.92%1576774
200512,840,0002.56%1366978
200011,315,9002.2%1207084
199510,150,1001.23%1087388
19909,545,8504.61%1017289
19857,620,5103.99%8178104
19806,265,5303.45%6681111
19755,287,3702.67%5683113
19704,633,9402.5%4986112
19654,096,1602.46%4389112
19603,628,1302.25%3889112
19553,246,5401.93%3490112

Malawi Population by Year (Historical)

Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202421,655,3002.62%2306266
202522,216,1002.61%2366265
203025,160,3002.52%2676059
203528,213,8002.32%2996054
204031,302,1002.1%3325945
204534,351,0001.88%3645641
205037,361,7001.7%3965535
205540,357,5001.55%4285535
206043,228,2001.38%4595233
206545,890,8001.2%4875030
207048,410,3001.07%5134829
207550,708,9000.93%5384726
208052,893,3000.85%5614723
208554,812,0000.71%5814422
209056,481,2000.6%5994421
209557,879,2000.49%6144421

Malawi Population by Year (Projections)

Malawi Population Pyramid 2024

Malawi Median Age

16.8

Total

16.7

Male

16.9

Female

Malawi Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Malawi.

Census Years

Year
Date
20182018
200828 June 2008
199821 September 1998
198721 September 1987

Malawi Population Pyramid

Malawi Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
118,484
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
Lilongwe
GDP (IMF '24)
$11.24
GDP (UN '22)
$12.56 Bn

Sources