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Population in Malawi

Latest: 22,216,120
Previous: 21,655,286
Change: +560,834 (+2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Malawi
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	4,197,926
Dec 31, 1967	4,303,012
Dec 31, 1968	4,411,054
Dec 31, 1969	4,521,184
Dec 31, 1970	4,633,944
Dec 31, 1971	4,751,434
Dec 31, 1972	4,874,475
Dec 31, 1973	5,003,938
Dec 31, 1974	5,141,337
Dec 31, 1975	5,287,367
Dec 31, 1976	5,443,384
Dec 31, 1977	5,614,983
Dec 31, 1978	5,810,132
Dec 31, 1979	6,028,749
Dec 31, 1980	6,265,529
Dec 31, 1981	6,516,454
Dec 31, 1982	6,778,879
Dec 31, 1983	7,051,709
Dec 31, 1984	7,332,810
Dec 31, 1985	7,620,508
Dec 31, 1986	7,906,480
Dec 31, 1987	8,293,174
Dec 31, 1988	8,753,262
Dec 31, 1989	9,176,220
Dec 31, 1990	9,545,852
Dec 31, 1991	9,844,227
Dec 31, 1992	10,135,079
Dec 31, 1993	10,284,024
Dec 31, 1994	10,164,894
Dec 31, 1995	10,150,117
Dec 31, 1996	10,352,228
Dec 31, 1997	10,562,035
Dec 31, 1998	10,792,876
Dec 31, 1999	11,047,804
Dec 31, 2000	11,315,942
Dec 31, 2001	11,593,058
Dec 31, 2002	11,880,440
Dec 31, 2003	12,181,574
Dec 31, 2004	12,500,737
Dec 31, 2005	12,840,031
Dec 31, 2006	13,198,701
Dec 31, 2007	13,576,343
Dec 31, 2008	13,976,417
Dec 31, 2009	14,395,788
Dec 31, 2010	14,826,463
Dec 31, 2011	15,265,022
Dec 31, 2012	15,709,577
Dec 31, 2013	16,161,816
Dec 31, 2014	16,621,538
Dec 31, 2015	17,085,587
Dec 31, 2016	17,557,739
Dec 31, 2017	18,039,715
Dec 31, 2018	18,528,081
Dec 31, 2019	19,025,752
Dec 31, 2020	19,533,888
Dec 31, 2021	20,047,258
Dec 31, 2022	20,568,728
Dec 31, 2023	21,104,482
Dec 31, 2024	21,655,286
Dec 31, 2025	22,216,120

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