Female population — all countries

Female population — Malawi

Female population in Malawi in 2025 — 11,372,170 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 503.6%.

2025 11.37M people +2.56% vs 2024
World rank 60of 217
Period maximum 11.37M people2025
Period minimum 1.88M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Malawi, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,883,966 people1962: 1,974,926 people1964: 2,072,319 people1966: 2,174,711 people1968: 2,283,559 people1970: 2,397,242 people1972: 2,519,305 people1974: 2,654,633 people1976: 2,808,124 people1978: 2,995,510 people1980: 3,230,078 people1982: 3,494,487 people1984: 3,779,583 people1986: 4,074,484 people1988: 4,512,335 people1990: 4,916,447 people1992: 5,214,401 people1994: 5,223,593 people1996: 5,313,669 people1998: 5,534,755 people2000: 5,810,372 people2002: 6,109,269 people2004: 6,437,240 people2006: 6,803,683 people2008: 7,202,920 people2010: 7,629,393 people2012: 8,074,103 people2014: 8,535,032 people2016: 9,008,726 people2018: 9,500,563 people2020: 10,011,613 people2022: 10,537,752 people2024: 11,088,242 people2025: 11,372,170 people
Change over the period: +9.49M (+503.63%) Average annual rate: 2.8 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 11.37M people
World 4.09B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 663M people
Eastern Africa computed 258M people
Low-income countries computed 395M people
Female population — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.37M +283,928 +2.56%
2024 11.09M +278,856 +2.58%
2023 10.81M +271,634 +2.58%
2022 10.54M +264,981 +2.58%
2021 10.27M +261,158 +2.61%
2020 10.01M +258,244 +2.65%
2019 9.75M +252,806 +2.66%
2018 9.5M +247,795 +2.68%
2017 9.25M +244,042 +2.71%
2016 9.01M +238,936 +2.72%
2015 8.77M +234,758 +2.75%
2014 8.54M +232,499 +2.8%
2013 8.3M +228,430 +2.83%
2012 8.07M +224,090 +2.85%
2011 7.85M +220,620 +2.89%
2010 7.63M +216,205 +2.92%
2009 7.41M +210,268 +2.92%
2008 7.2M +203,311 +2.9%
2007 7M +195,926 +2.88%
2006 6.8M +187,860 +2.84%
2005 6.62M +178,583 +2.77%
2004 6.44M +168,637 +2.69%
2003 6.27M +159,334 +2.61%
2002 6.11M +152,017 +2.55%
2001 5.96M +146,880 +2.53%
2000 5.81M +142,967 +2.52%
1999 5.67M +132,650 +2.4%
1998 5.53M +116,072 +2.14%
1997 5.42M +105,014 +1.98%
1996 5.31M +100,828 +1.93%
1995 5.21M −10,752 −0.21%
1994 5.22M −64,389 −1.22%
1993 5.29M +73,581 +1.41%
1992 5.21M +146,882 +2.9%
1991 5.07M +151,072 +3.07%
1990 4.92M +188,121 +3.98%
1989 4.73M +215,991 +4.79%
1988 4.51M +237,542 +5.56%
1987 4.27M +200,309 +4.92%
1986 4.07M +146,903 +3.74%
1985 3.93M +147,998 +3.92%
1984 3.78M +144,665 +3.98%
1983 3.63M +140,431 +4.02%
1982 3.49M +135,146 +4.02%
1981 3.36M +129,263 +4%
1980 3.23M +121,986 +3.92%
1979 3.11M +112,582 +3.76%
1978 3M +99,977 +3.45%
1977 2.9M +87,409 +3.11%
1976 2.81M +79,365 +2.91%
1975 2.73M +74,126 +2.79%
1974 2.65M +69,678 +2.7%
1973 2.58M +65,650 +2.61%
1972 2.52M +62,356 +2.54%
1971 2.46M +59,707 +2.49%
1970 2.4M +57,500 +2.46%
1969 2.34M +56,183 +2.46%
1968 2.28M +55,172 +2.48%
1967 2.23M +53,676 +2.47%
1966 2.17M +51,944 +2.45%
1965 2.12M +50,448 +2.43%
1964 2.07M +49,360 +2.44%
1963 2.02M +48,033 +2.43%
1962 1.97M +46,320 +2.4%
1961 1.93M +44,640 +2.37%
1960 1.88M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.