Population, long-run history in Malawi

Latest: 22,239
Previous: 21,677
Change: +561.90 (+2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Malawi
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	3,726
Dec 31, 1964	3,816
Dec 31, 1965	3,914
Dec 31, 1966	4,023
Dec 31, 1967	4,152
Dec 31, 1968	4,273
Dec 31, 1969	4,393
Dec 31, 1970	4,508
Dec 31, 1971	4,630
Dec 31, 1972	4,761
Dec 31, 1973	4,901
Dec 31, 1974	5,073
Dec 31, 1975	5,317
Dec 31, 1976	5,531
Dec 31, 1977	5,702
Dec 31, 1978	5,880
Dec 31, 1979	6,066
Dec 31, 1980	6,259
Dec 31, 1981	6,459
Dec 31, 1982	6,668
Dec 31, 1983	6,884
Dec 31, 1984	7,104
Dec 31, 1985	7,331
Dec 31, 1986	7,608
Dec 31, 1987	8,049
Dec 31, 1988	8,580
Dec 31, 1989	9,082
Dec 31, 1990	9,536
Dec 31, 1991	9,892
Dec 31, 1992	10,246
Dec 31, 1993	10,401
Dec 31, 1994	10,182
Dec 31, 1995	10,096
Dec 31, 1996	10,346
Dec 31, 1997	10,655
Dec 31, 1998	10,976
Dec 31, 1999	11,310
Dec 31, 2000	11,658
Dec 31, 2001	12,020
Dec 31, 2002	12,395
Dec 31, 2003	12,786
Dec 31, 2004	13,196
Dec 31, 2005	13,625
Dec 31, 2006	14,072
Dec 31, 2007	14,539
Dec 31, 2008	15,026
Dec 31, 2009	15,525
Dec 31, 2010	16,028
Dec 31, 2011	16,534
Dec 31, 2012	17,042
Dec 31, 2013	17,551
Dec 31, 2014	18,060
Dec 31, 2015	18,571
Dec 31, 2016	19,086
Dec 31, 2017	19,603
Dec 31, 2018	20,122
Dec 31, 2019	20,640
Dec 31, 2020	21,159
Dec 31, 2021	21,677
Dec 31, 2022	22,239

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Malawi

1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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