Malawi
Population 2026
22,785,535
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.56%
- Density
- 242 per km²
- Land area
- 94,280 km²
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Currency
- Kwacha (MWK)
- Official languages
- NY, YAO, TUM, SWK
- Urban population
- 17.6%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 692,2562026
- Deaths
- 118,1262026
- Birth rate
- 31.1per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.59
- Life expectancy
- 67.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.4
- Net migration
- -5,628
Age distribution
- 0–1440.1%
- 15–6457.3%
- 65+2.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $14.9B
- GDP per capita
- $672
- GDP growth
- +1.9%
- Inflation
- 28.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Exports
- $1.6B
- Imports
- $4.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 2.7%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture30.0%
- Industry14.3%
- Manufacturing11.0%
- Services48.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture65.0%
- Industry7.3%
- Services27.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LilongweCentral Region | 1,115,8152024 |
| 2 | BlantyreSouthern Region | 902,5882026 |
| 3 | MzuzuNorthern Region | 249,5642026 |
| 4 | ZombaSouthern Region | 118,4402024 |
| 5 | KarongaNorthern Region | 69,4862024 |
| 6 | KasunguCentral Region | 66,1522024 |
| 7 | MangochiSouthern Region | 60,3382026 |
| 8 | SalimaCentral Region | 41,4922024 |
| 9 | LiwondeSouthern Region | 41,0772024 |
| 10 | BalakaSouthern Region | 40,9502024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22,785,535 | 692K | 118K |
| 2020 | 19,533,885 | 636K | 121K |
| 2010 | 14,826,466 | 603K | 159K |
| 2000 | 11,315,947 | 504K | 204K |
| 1990 | 9,545,860 | 462K | 212K |
| 1980 | 6,265,529 | 330K | 137K |
| 1970 | 4,633,949 | 250K | 133K |
| 1960 | 3,628,136 | 195K | 109K |
| 1950 | 2,950,299 | 146K | 95.5K |