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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Malawi

Share of population under 15 in Malawi in 2025 — 40.1%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.9 pp.

2025 40.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 25of 217
Period maximum 46.2%1999
Period minimum 40.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Malawi, 1960–2025404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.1%1962: 42.8%1964: 43%1966: 43.4%1968: 43.9%1970: 44.4%1972: 44.8%1974: 45.1%1976: 45.2%1978: 45.3%1980: 45.4%1982: 45.4%1984: 45.5%1986: 45.4%1988: 45%1990: 45.4%1992: 45.8%1994: 46.1%1996: 46.2%1998: 46.2%2000: 46.2%2002: 46.1%2004: 46%2006: 46.1%2008: 46.1%2010: 46.2%2012: 46.1%2014: 45.7%2016: 45.1%2018: 44.2%2020: 43.1%2022: 41.9%2024: 40.7%2025: 40.1%
Change over the period: −2.9 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 40.1%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.1 −0.6 pp
2024 40.7 −0.6 pp
2023 41.3 −0.6 pp
2022 41.9 −0.6 pp
2021 42.5 −0.6 pp
2020 43.1 −0.6 pp
2019 43.7 −0.5 pp
2018 44.2 −0.5 pp
2017 44.6 −0.4 pp
2016 45.1 −0.4 pp
2015 45.4 −0.3 pp
2014 45.7 −0.2 pp
2013 46 −0.2 pp
2012 46.1 −0.1 pp
2011 46.2 −0 pp
2010 46.2 +0 pp
2009 46.2 +0.1 pp
2008 46.1 +0.1 pp
2007 46.1 +0 pp
2006 46.1 +0 pp
2005 46 +0 pp
2004 46 −0 pp
2003 46.1 −0 pp
2002 46.1 −0 pp
2001 46.1 −0 pp
2000 46.2 −0.1 pp
1999 46.2 +0 pp
1998 46.2 +0 pp
1997 46.2 +0 pp
1996 46.2 +0 pp
1995 46.1 +0.1 pp
1994 46.1 +0.1 pp
1993 46 +0.2 pp
1992 45.8 +0.2 pp
1991 45.6 +0.2 pp
1990 45.4 +0.2 pp
1989 45.2 +0.2 pp
1988 45 −0.2 pp
1987 45.1 −0.3 pp
1986 45.4 −0 pp
1985 45.4 −0 pp
1984 45.5 −0 pp
1983 45.5 +0 pp
1982 45.4 +0 pp
1981 45.4 +0 pp
1980 45.4 +0 pp
1979 45.3 +0 pp
1978 45.3 +0 pp
1977 45.3 +0.1 pp
1976 45.2 +0.1 pp
1975 45.2 +0.1 pp
1974 45.1 +0.1 pp
1973 44.9 +0.2 pp
1972 44.8 +0.2 pp
1971 44.6 +0.2 pp
1970 44.4 +0.2 pp
1969 44.2 +0.2 pp
1968 43.9 +0.2 pp
1967 43.7 +0.2 pp
1966 43.4 +0.3 pp
1965 43.2 +0.2 pp
1964 43 +0.1 pp
1963 42.9 +0 pp
1962 42.8 −0.1 pp
1961 42.9 −0.1 pp
1960 43.1 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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