Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Malawi

Share of population aged 65 and over in Malawi in 2025 — 2.6%. Ranked 207 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2025 2.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 207of 217
Period maximum 4.2%1988
Period minimum 2.6%2024

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Malawi, 1960–20252.533.544.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3%1962: 3%1964: 3%1966: 2.9%1968: 2.9%1970: 2.9%1972: 2.8%1974: 2.8%1976: 2.7%1978: 2.8%1980: 3.1%1982: 3.4%1984: 3.7%1986: 3.8%1988: 4.2%1990: 3.9%1992: 3.6%1994: 3.4%1996: 3.2%1998: 3%2000: 3.3%2002: 3.6%2004: 3.8%2006: 4%2008: 3.9%2010: 3.6%2012: 3.4%2014: 3.2%2016: 3%2018: 2.8%2020: 2.7%2022: 2.6%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.6%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 2.6%
World 10.4%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.6 +0 pp
2024 2.6 −0 pp
2023 2.6 −0 pp
2022 2.6 −0 pp
2021 2.7 −0.1 pp
2020 2.7 −0.1 pp
2019 2.8 −0.1 pp
2018 2.8 −0.1 pp
2017 2.9 −0.1 pp
2016 3 −0.1 pp
2015 3.1 −0.1 pp
2014 3.2 −0.1 pp
2013 3.3 −0.1 pp
2012 3.4 −0.1 pp
2011 3.5 −0.1 pp
2010 3.6 −0.1 pp
2009 3.7 −0.2 pp
2008 3.9 −0.1 pp
2007 4 +0 pp
2006 4 +0.1 pp
2005 3.9 +0.1 pp
2004 3.8 +0.1 pp
2003 3.7 +0.1 pp
2002 3.6 +0.1 pp
2001 3.5 +0.2 pp
2000 3.3 +0.2 pp
1999 3.1 +0.1 pp
1998 3 −0.1 pp
1997 3.1 −0.1 pp
1996 3.2 −0.1 pp
1995 3.3 −0.1 pp
1994 3.4 −0.1 pp
1993 3.5 −0.1 pp
1992 3.6 −0.1 pp
1991 3.7 −0.1 pp
1990 3.9 −0.2 pp
1989 4 −0.2 pp
1988 4.2 +0.1 pp
1987 4.1 +0.3 pp
1986 3.8 +0.1 pp
1985 3.8 +0.1 pp
1984 3.7 +0.1 pp
1983 3.6 +0.1 pp
1982 3.4 +0.1 pp
1981 3.3 +0.1 pp
1980 3.1 +0.2 pp
1979 3 +0.1 pp
1978 2.8 +0.1 pp
1977 2.7 +0 pp
1976 2.7 −0 pp
1975 2.7 −0 pp
1974 2.8 −0 pp
1973 2.8 −0 pp
1972 2.8 −0 pp
1971 2.9 −0 pp
1970 2.9 −0 pp
1969 2.9 −0 pp
1968 2.9 +0 pp
1967 2.9 +0 pp
1966 2.9 −0 pp
1965 2.9 −0 pp
1964 3 −0 pp
1963 3 −0 pp
1962 3 −0 pp
1961 3 −0 pp
1960 3

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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