Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Malawi

Number of immigrants in Malawi in 2024 — 186,719 people. Ranked 120 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 83.4%.

2024 186,719 people −2.43% vs 2020
World rank 120of 215
Period maximum 1.13M people1990
Period minimum 186,719 people2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Malawi, 1990–20240500,0001M1.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1,127,724 people1995: 241,624 people2000: 232,620 people2005: 221,661 people2010: 217,722 people2015: 197,328 people2020: 191,362 people2024: 186,719 people
Change over the period: −941,005 (−83.44%) Average annual rate: -5.15 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 186,719 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Eastern Africa computed 8.02M people
Low-income countries computed 14.4M people
Number of immigrants — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 186,719
2020 191,362
2015 197,328
2010 217,722
2005 221,661
2000 232,620
1995 241,624
1990 1.13M

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

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